Korean

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Etymology

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장(醬) (jang) +‎ (-s-) +‎ (dok).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋt͈o̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jangdok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jangdog
McCune–Reischauer?changtok
Yale Romanization?cāngqtok

Noun

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장독 (jangdok) (hanja 醬독)

  1. a large barrel made of clay that is used to store various Korean food (including kimchi)