쪽발이

Korean

Etymology

쪽발 (jjokbal, “cloven foot”) +‎ 이 (-i, agentive noun suffix). One origin claimed that it referred to the geta shoes traditionally worn by Japanese people.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈o̞k̚p͈a̠ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쪽빠리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjokbari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjogbal'i
McCune–Reischauer?tchokpari
Yale Romanization?ccokpal.i

Noun

쪽발이 • (jjokbari)

  1. one-legged thing
  2. cloven foot
  3. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Japanese person, Jap
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