찰떡

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Geumganggyeong samgahae (金剛經三家解 / 금강경삼가해), 1482, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆯ〮ᄯᅥᆨ〮 (Yale: chól-sték), equivalent to 찰 (chal-, “sticky, glutinous”) +‎ 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠ɭt͈ʌ̹k̚]
Phonetic hangul: [찰떡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	chaltteok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	chal'tteog
McCune–Reischauer^?	ch'alttŏk
Yale Romanization^?	chalttek

Noun

찰떡 • (chaltteok)

glutinous rice cake
Synonym: 찹쌀떡 (chapssaltteok)
Used in similes for things stuck tightly together.
서로 찰떡처럼 붙은 연인
seoro chaltteok-cheoreom buteun yeonin
lovers next to each other like two sticky rice cakes

Derived terms

찰떡같다 (chaltteokgatda)
찰떡궁합(宮合) (chaltteokgunghap)

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