실컷

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 슬컷 (Yale: sulkhes).

Possibly a compound of (if analyzed with modern equivalents) (sil-, to be unpleasant) + (-kkeot, to the utmost of).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?silkeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?silkeos
McCune–Reischauer?silk'ŏt
Yale Romanization?sil.khes

Adverb

실컷 (silkeot)

  1. to one's heart's content, heartily
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