찌꺼기

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 즛의 (Yale: cùsGùy). Also attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 즈ᇫ의 (Yale: cùzGùy). Also attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 즈ᅀᅴ (Yale: cùzùy).

This word is most likely equivalent to 찌끼 (jjikki) +‎ —어기 (-eogi, diminutive suffix); compare 고무라기 (gomuragi, rice cake crumbs), 고내기 (gonaegi, cat), etc. The velar plosive in the second syllable points to an earlier form such as *즛긔 (*cuskuy), *즈스긔 (*cusukuy), or *즈스그리 (*cusukuli), but the origin is ultimately unclear.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjikkeogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jji'kkeogi
McCune–Reischauer?tchikkŏgi
Yale Romanization?cci.kkeki

Noun

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찌꺼기 (jjikkeogi)

  1. dregs, remnants