턱

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [턱]

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄐᆞᆨ〮 (Yale: thók).

턱 • (teok)

1. chin, jaw, chops

   턱에 축구공을 정통으로 맞아서 음식을 씹을 수가 없다.

   Teog-e chukgugong-eul jeongtong-euro majaseo eumsig-eul ssibeul su-ga eopda.

   Since he was hit straight on the chin with a soccer ball, he can't eat.

Of native Korean origin.

턱 • (teok)

1. a cause; a reason; a possibility (used only to emphasize that no such thing exists)

   그럴 턱이 무조건 없어.

   Geureol teog-i mujogeon eopseo.

   That's categorically impossible.

   내가 알 턱이 있겠냐?

   Nae-ga al teog-i itgennya?

   What on earth is the reason I should know that?

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄩᅥᆨ (Yale: pthek). Onomatopoeic.

턱 • (teok)

1. (onomatopoeia, of a large or heavy object) with a sudden, dull collision or burst
2. (onomatopoeia) while spitting very vehemently
3. with a sudden release or dissipation of a pent up emotion
4. (of a person) with a sudden collapse
5. (of shoulders, etc.) in a broadly set state
6. (negative) suddenly being blocked, especially by an unwelcome event

• 떡 (tteok)