U+C7A3, 잣
HANGUL SYLLABLE JAS
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이 ←→ 재

Jeju edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Korean 잣〮 (Yale: cás).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jas
Yale Romanization?cas

Noun edit

(jat)

  1. long stone wall

Derived terms edit

Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Korean 잣〯 (cǎs), from Old Korean 栢史 (*CAsi).

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 잣〯 (Yale: cǎs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠(ː)t̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jas
McCune–Reischauer?chat
Yale Romanization?cās

Noun edit

(jat)

  1. pine nut
    Synonyms: 송자(松子) (songja), 백자(柏子) (baekja)
  2. Short for 잣나무 (jannamu, Korean pine tree).

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jas
McCune–Reischauer?chat
Yale Romanization?cas

Noun edit

(jat)

  1. Euphemistic form of (jot, cock, dick).

Middle Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Korean 城叱 (*CAs). Likely related to Baekje サシ (*casi, fortress).[1]

Compare Old Japanese さし (sasi), a loanword for Korean toponyms recorded in the Nihon Shoki, 720. Possibly cognate, via Japanese, with Ainu チャシ (casi, fence; enclosure; castle; fortress).[2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

잣〮 (cás) (locative 자〮새〮 (cás-áy), alternative locative 자새〮 (càs-áy))

  1. walled city, town, or fortress
    • 1400s [1390s], “신도가/新都歌 [Sindo-ga]”, in 악장가사/樂章歌詞 [Akjang Gasa]:
      다온뎌 (다ᇰ)()(ᄭᅧᇰ) 다온뎌
      cas tawontye TANG.KUM-s-KYENG cas tawontye
      What a splendid city this scene today is! What a splendid city!
Derived terms edit

밧잣 (pascas)

Descendants edit
  • Jeju: (jat)
  • Korean: (jae)

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Korean 栢史 (*CAsi).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

잣〯 (cǎs)

  1. pine nut
Descendants edit
  • Korean: (jat)

References edit

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2013), “From Koguryo to T'amna”, in Korean Linguistics[1] (PDF), volume 15, issue 2, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, pages 222-240
  2. ^ Mary Neighbour Parent (2001), “Chashi”, in Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System[2]