총각

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 總角.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ŋɡa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [총(ː)각]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chonggak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chonggag
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'onggak
Yale Romanization?	chōngkak

Noun

총각 • (chonggak) (hanja 總角)

1. unmarried man

Derived terms

• 사돈총각 (sadonchonggak)
• 숫총각 (sutchonggak)
• 총각김치 (chonggakgimchi)
• 총각무 (chonggangmu)

 

Descendants

• Japanese: チョンガー (chongā)