Etymology
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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄭᆞ자ᇰ〮 (Yale: skòcáng).
껏 • (-kkeot)
- to the utmost of, as much as
- 마음 (ma'eum, “mind”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 마음껏 (ma'eumkkeot, “to one's heart's content”)
- 재량 (jaeryang, “discretion”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 재량껏 (jaeryangkkeot, “at one's discretion”)
- 기 (gi, “spirit”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 기껏 (gikkeot, “at the most, at best”)
- 한 (han, “full”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 한껏 (hankkeot, “at climax”)
- 눈치 (nunchi, “1wits”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 눈칫껏 (nunchitkkeot, “tactfully”)
- 힘 (him, “strength”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 힘껏 (himkkeot, “at one's full strength”)
- 여태 (yeotae, “so far”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 여태껏 (yeotaekkeot, “until now, all this time”)
- 목청 (mokcheong, “vocals”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 목청껏 (mokcheongkkeot, “at full voice”)
- 일 (il, “work”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 일껏 (ilkkeot, “at one's full strength”)
- 밤새 (bamsae, “night”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 밤새껏 (bamsaekkeot, “all night long”)
- 해 (hae, “day”) + 껏 (-kkeot) → 해껏 (haekkeot, “all day long”)
