Pronunciation
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Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | jil |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jil |
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McCune–Reischauer? | chil |
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Yale Romanization? | cil |
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Etymology 1
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Sino-Korean word from 質 (“substance; quality”)
질 • (jil) (hanja 質)
- quality
- Coordinate term: 양(量) (yang, “quantity”)
- 질이 나쁜 종이 ― jir-i nappeun jong'i ― bad-quality paper
- 우리는 질 좋은 포도주를 마셨다. ― Uri-neun jil jo'eun podoju-reul masyeotda. ― We had some good-quality wine.
- nature, disposition
- 뛰어나게 질이 좋은 학생 ― ttwieonage jir-i jo'eun haksaeng ― an exceptionally brilliant student
그는 보기와는 달리 질이 나쁜 사람이다.- Geu-neun bogi-wa-neun dalli jir-i nappeun saram-ida.
- Unlike his appearance, he is a bad person.
어머니는 내가 질이 안 좋은 친구들과 어울리는 것을 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.
- matter
- 식물 질 ― singmul jil ― vegetable matter
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
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Sino-Korean word from 膣 (“vagina”).
질 • (jil) (hanja 膣)
- (anatomy) vagina
- Synonym: (vulgar) 보지 (boji)
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Etymology 3
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See the main entries. Palatalization of /ki-/ is the norm in southern and eastern dialects.
Standard Korean 길 (gil, “breaking in”) was formed by hypercorrection in response to this. The original 질 (jil) form is therefore retained by dialects throughout Korea, including those which do not undergo palatalization.
질 • (jil)
- Hamgyong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, and Gangwon form of 길 (gil, all definitions).
근데 여기 소남기 저 앞에 가면 질가에 핵교가 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
- Dialectal form of 길 (gil, “(of animals, tools) being broken in”).
Etymology 4
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Sino-Korean word from 帙 (“folding case, wrapper”)
질 • (jil) (hanja 帙)
- folding case, wrapper (for books)
- Classifier for a set of books. volume
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Etymology 5
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Possibly from 질다 (jilda, “soft, watery”)
질 • (jil)
- potter's clay; unglazed clay
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- 질그릇 (jilgeureut, “pottery, earthenware”)
Etymology 6
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Sino-Korean word from 秩 (“official ranks; official salaries”)
질 • (jil) (hanja 秩)
- (historical) official ranks; official salaries
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Etymology 7
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Compare 질질 (jiljil, ideophonic root for spilling liquid).
질 • (jil)
- (ginseng-harvesters' cant) soy sauce
- Synonym: 간장 (ganjang)
Etymology 8
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See the main entries.
질 • (jil)
- irrealis adnominal of 지다 (jida, all definitions): see 지다 (jida), 을 (-eul).
- irrealis adnominal of 질다 (jilda, “to be squishy”): see 질다 (jilda), 을 (-eul).
Etymology 9
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Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
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질 (jil)
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- 質: quality
- (eumhun reading: 질 (jil))
(MC reading: 質 (MC trijH|tsyit))
- 疾: disease; quick
- (eumhun reading: 질 (jil))
(MC reading: 疾 (MC dzit))
- 秩: order, rank
- (eumhun reading: 질 (jil))
(MC reading: 秩 (MC drit))
- 姪:
- (MC reading: 姪 (MC drit|det))
- 迭:
- (MC reading: 迭 (MC det))
- 跌:
- (MC reading: 跌 (MC det))
- 窒:
- (MC reading: 窒 (MC trit|tet))
- 叱:
- (MC reading: 叱 (MC tsyhit))
- 嫉:
- (MC reading: 嫉 (MC dzijH|dzit))
- 帙:
- (MC reading: 帙 (MC drit))
- 佚:
- (MC reading: 佚 (MC yit))
- 桎:
- (MC reading: 桎 (MC tsyit))
- 膣:
- (MC reading: 膣)
- 侄:
- (MC reading: 侄 (MC tsyit))
- 蛭:
- (MC reading: 蛭 (MC tsyit|trit|tet))
- 瓆:
- (MC reading: 瓆)
- 絰:
- (MC reading: 絰 (MC det))
- 軼:
- (MC reading: 軼 (MC yit|det))
- 躓:
- (MC reading: 躓 (MC trijH))
- 騭:
- (MC reading: 騭 (MC tsyit))
- 垤:
- (MC reading: 垤 (MC det))
- 郅:
- (MC reading: 郅 (MC tsyit))
- 鑕:
- (MC reading: 鑕 (MC tsyit))
- 蒺:
- (MC reading: 蒺 (MC dzit))
- 咥:
- (MC reading: 咥 (MC trhit|det|tet))
- 耋:
- (MC reading: 耋 (MC det))
- 晊:
- (MC reading: 晊 (MC tsyit))
- 抶:
- (MC reading: 抶 (MC trhit))
- 銍:
- (MC reading: 銍 (MC tsyit|trit))
- 袠:
- (MC reading: 袠 (MC drit))
- 瓞:
- (MC reading: 瓞 (MC det))
- 袟:
- (MC reading: 袟)
- 礩:
- (MC reading: 礩 (MC tsyijH|tsyit))
- 祑:
- (MC reading: 祑)
- 昳:
- (MC reading: 昳 (MC det))
- 翐:
- (MC reading: 翐 (MC drit))
- 挃:
- (MC reading: 挃 (MC trit))
- 妷:
- (MC reading: 妷 (MC drit))
- 峌:
- (MC reading: 峌)
- 恎:
- (MC reading: 恎 (MC det))
- 柣:
- (MC reading: 柣 (MC drit|tshet))
- 耊:
- (MC reading: 耊)
- 㗌:
- (MC reading: 㗌)
- 绖:
- (MC reading: 绖)
- 质:
- (MC reading: 质)
- 铚:
- (MC reading: 铚)
- 锧:
- (MC reading: 锧)
- 儨:
- (MC reading: 儨)
- 劕:
- (MC reading: 劕 (MC tsyit))
- 厔:
- (MC reading: 厔)
- 庢:
- (MC reading: 庢 (MC trit))
- 愱:
- (MC reading: 愱 (MC dzit))
- 戜:
- (MC reading: 戜 (MC det))
- 槉:
- (MC reading: 槉 (MC dzit))
- 櫍:
- (MC reading: 櫍 (MC tsyit))
- 洷:
- (MC reading: 洷)
- 潌:
- (MC reading: 潌)
- 眣:
- (MC reading: 眣 (MC trhit|traet|det))
- 眰:
- (MC reading: 眰)
- 秷:
- (MC reading: 秷 (MC trit))
- 紩:
- (MC reading: 紩 (MC drit))
- 胅:
- (MC reading: 胅 (MC det))
- 腟:
- (MC reading: 腟)
- 臷:
- (MC reading: 臷)
- 苵:
- (MC reading: 苵 (MC det))
- 螏:
- (MC reading: 螏)
- 螲:
- (MC reading: 螲 (MC trit))
- 詄:
- (MC reading: 詄 (MC det))
- 豑:
- (MC reading: 豑 (MC drit))
- 豒:
- (MC reading: 豒)
- 貭:
- (MC reading: 貭)
- 㑵:
- (MC reading: 㑵 (MC dzit))
- 㗧:
- (MC reading: 㗧 (MC trit|tet))
- 㘍:
- (MC reading: 㘍 (MC tsit))
- 㜱:
- (MC reading: 㜱)
- 㜼:
- (MC reading: 㜼)
- 㩫:
- (MC reading: 㩫)
- 㲳:
- (MC reading: 㲳 (MC trit))
- 㲺:
- (MC reading: 㲺 (MC tsit))
- 䏄:
- (MC reading: 䏄 (MC tejX))
- 䑇:
- (MC reading: 䑇 (MC tsyit))
- 䜠:
- (MC reading: 䜠)
- 䟈:
- (MC reading: 䟈)
- 䬹:
- (MC reading: 䬹)
- 䱃:
- (MC reading: 䱃)
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