Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From 짹짹 (jjaekjjaek, chirp, cheep, tweet) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈ɛk̚t͡ɕ͈ɛkʰa̠da̠] ~ [t͡ɕ͈e̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjaekjjaekhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjaegjjaeghada
McCune–Reischauer?tchaektchaekhada
Yale Romanization?ccaykccayk.hata

Verb

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짹짹하다 (jjaekjjaekhada) (infinitive 짹짹해 or 짹짹하여, sequential 짹짹하니)

  1. to chirp, cheep, tweet, twitter

Conjugation

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