자리

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin cheongangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 자리 (cali).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕa̠ɾi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[자리]
Revised Romanization? jari
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jali
McCune–Reischauer? chari
Yale Romanization? cali

Noun

자리 • (jari)

  1. place occupied by something or someone
    • 이 교실에는 이백명의 학생들이 앉을 자리가 있다.
      I gyosireneun ibaengmyeong-ui haksaengdeuri anjeul jariga itda.
      This classroom seats two hundred students.
  2. seat

Derived terms

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