조카

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 족하 (族下, jokha, “kinsman of a younger generation”) (Cho 2000: 95).

First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 족하 (Yale: cwokha). Displaced native Middle Korean 아ᄎᆞᆫ아ᄃᆞᆯ (Yale: achon-atol, “nephew”), 아ᄎᆞᆫᄯᅡᆯ (Yale: achon-stal, “niece”).

According to Han-Woo Choi, comparable to Old Turkic 𐰲𐰃𐰴𐰣 (cïqan, “nephew, son of one's aunt”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞kʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [조카]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joka
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	joka
McCune–Reischauer?	chok'a
Yale Romanization?	co.kha

Noun

조카 • (joka)

1. nephew, niece (child of a sibling)

   Coordinate terms: 조카딸 (jokattal), 질녀 (jillyeo)