장작

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 長 (“long”) + 斫 (“chop wood”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋd͡ʑa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [장작]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jangjag
McCune–Reischauer?	changjak
Yale Romanization?	cangcak

Noun

장작 • (jangjak) (hanja 長斫)

1. firewood

   Synonym: 땔나무 (ttaellamu)

   장작을 때다 ― jangjag-eul ttaeda ― to burn firewood

   장작을 패다 ― jangjag-eul paeda ― to chop firewood

Derived terms

• 장작개비 (jangjakgaebi)
• 장작불 (jangjakbul)