턱

턱 U+D131, 턱 HANGUL SYLLABLE TEOG Composition: ㅌ + ㅓ + ㄱ ← 터 [U+D130] Hangul Syllables 턲 → [U+D132]

터턱턲턳턴턵턶 턷털턹턺턻턼턽 턾턿텀텁텂텃텄 텅텆텇텈텉텊텋
턔 ←	→ 테

Korean

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턱

두개골

뇌

눈

입술

코

입

턱

귀

관자놀이

목

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Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	teok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	teog
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ŏk
Yale Romanization?	thek

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• 아래턱 (araeteok)
• 위턱 (witeok)
• 턱걸이 (teokgeori)
• 턱밑 (teongmit)
• 턱받이 (teokbaji)
• 턱뼈 (teokppyeo)
• 턱수염 (teoksuyeom)
• 턱주가리 (teokjugari)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Dependent noun

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?

Etymology 3

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

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	턱 (teok)
Yang-form	탁 (tak)

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

See also

• 떡 (tteok)