둘째

Korean

Etymology
Korean numbers (edit)
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    Native isol.: 둘 (dul)
    Native attr.: 두 (du)
    Sino-Korean: 이 (i)
    Hanja: 二
    Ordinal: 둘째 (duljjae)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 둘차히 (Yale: twulchahi), equivalent to 둘 (dul) +‎ 째 (-jjae).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtu(ː)ʎt͡ɕ͈ɛ] ~ [ˈtu(ː)ʎt͡ɕ͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [둘(ː)째/둘(ː)쩨]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?duljjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?duljjae
McCune–Reischauer?tultchae
Yale Romanization?twūlccay

Numeral

둘째 • (duljjae)

  1. second, next after the first; the ordinal number for two
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