U+C9C8, 질
HANGUL SYLLABLE JIL
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See also: -질




즤 ←→ 짜

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jil
McCune–Reischauer?chil
Yale Romanization?cil

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from (substance; quality)

Noun edit

(jil) (hanja )

  1. quality
    Coordinate term: 양(量) (yang, quantity)
    나쁜 종이jir-i nappeun jong'ibad-quality paper
    우리 좋은 포도주 마셨다.Uri-neun jil jo'eun podoju-reul masyeotda.We had some good-quality wine.
  2. nature, disposition
    뛰어나게 좋은 학생ttwieonage jir-i jo'eun haksaengan exceptionally brilliant student
    보기 달리 나쁜 사람이다.
    Geu-neun bogi-wa-neun dalli jir-i nappeun saram-ida.
    Unlike his appearance, he is a bad person.
    어머니 좋은 친구 어울리는 싫어하셨다.
    Eomeoni-neun nae-ga jir-i an jo'eun chin'gu-deul-gwa eoullineun geos-eul sireo-hasyeotda.
    My mother didn't like me hanging around with a bad crowd.
  3. matter
    식물 singmul jilvegetable matter
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Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from (vagina).

Noun edit

(jil) (hanja )

  1. (anatomy) vagina
    Synonym: (vulgar) 보지 (boji)
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Etymology 3 edit

See the main entries. Palatalization of /ki-/ is the norm in southern and eastern dialects.

Standard Korean (gil, breaking in) was formed by hypercorrection in response to this. The original (jil) form is therefore retained by dialects throughout Korea, including those which do not undergo palatalization.

Noun edit

(jil)

  1. Hamgyong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, and Gangwon form of (gil, all definitions).
    근데 여기 소남기 질가에 핵교 있는데 (Gangwon, Goseong)
    geunde yeogi sonamgi jeo ap-e ga-myeon jilga'e haekgyo-ga inneunde
    But if you walk ahead of the pine tree over here, there is a school by the road
  2. Dialectal form of (gil, (of animals, tools) being broken in).

Etymology 4 edit

Sino-Korean word from (folding case, wrapper)

Noun edit

(jil) (hanja )

  1. folding case, wrapper (for books)
  2. Classifier for a set of books. volume
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Etymology 5 edit

Possibly from 질다 (jilda, “soft, watery”)

Noun edit

(jil)

  1. potter's clay; unglazed clay
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  • 질그릇 (jilgeureut, “pottery, earthenware”)

Etymology 6 edit

Sino-Korean word from (official ranks; official salaries)

Noun edit

(jil) (hanja )

  1. (historical) official ranks; official salaries
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Etymology 7 edit

Compare 질질 (jiljil, ideophonic root for spilling liquid).

Noun edit

(jil)

  1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) soy sauce
    Synonym: 간장 (ganjang)

Etymology 8 edit

See the main entries.

Verb edit

(jil)

  1. irrealis adnominal of 지다 (jida, all definitions): see 지다 (jida), (-eul).
  2. irrealis adnominal of 질다 (jilda, to be squishy): see 질다 (jilda), (-eul).

Etymology 9 edit

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable edit

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