찍개

Korean

Etymology

찍다 (jjikda, “to chop; to take [a photo]”) +‎ 개 (-gae, agent noun-deriving suffix). In the archaeological sense, a calque of English chopper.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈ik̚k͈ɛ] ~ [t͡ɕ͈ik̚k͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [찍깨/찍께]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjikgae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jjiggae
McCune–Reischauer?	tchikkae
Yale Romanization?	ccik.kay

Noun

찍개 • (jjikgae)

1. (archaeology) chopper
2. (nativising coinage) camera

See also

1. 촬영기
2. 사진기
3. 카메라