처절
Korean
editEtymology
editSino-Korean word from 凄切 (“bitter, sorrowful”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹d͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [처절]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | cheojeol |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheojeol |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏjŏl |
Yale Romanization? | checel |
Noun
editUsage notes
edit- Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 처절 (cheojeol) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 처절하다 (cheojeol-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 처절함 (cheojeol-ham).
Derived terms
edit- 처절(凄切)하다 (cheojeolhada)