Korean

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Etymology

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From Japanese (chinba, cripple).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
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Noun

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찐따 (jjintta)

  1. (derogatory, military slang) cripple, someone who has the polio disease
  2. (slang) misfit, loser, withdrawn