잠자리

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᆫ자〮리 (Yale: còncálì).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠md͡ʑa̠ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [잠자리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jamjari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jamjali
McCune–Reischauer?	chamjari
Yale Romanization?	camcali

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 잠자리의 / 잠자리에 / 잠자리까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

잠자리 • (jamjari)

1. dragonfly

Etymology 2

잠 (jam, “sleep”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix; this is omitted from the spelling, but causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 자리 (jari, “place”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠mt͡ɕ͈a̠ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [잠짜리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jamjari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jamjali
McCune–Reischauer?	chamchari
Yale Romanization?	camqcali

Noun

잠자리 • (jamjari)

1. any surface for sleeping (such as beds, blankets, etc.)
2. (euphemistic) sexual intercourse