Korean

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Etymology

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From 촌(村) (chon, countryside) +‎ (-s-) +‎ (dak, chicken).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)nt͈a̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chondak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chondalg
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ontak
Yale Romanization?chōnqtalk

Noun

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촌닭 (chondak)

  1. country bumpkin; (literally) country chicken