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잘못

잘못

Korean

Noun

잘못 • ‎(jalmot)

  1. mistake
  2. wrong

Derived terms

  • 잘못되다 (jalmotdoeda, “to go awry”)
  • 잘못하다 (jalmothada, “to err”)
  • 잘잘못 (jaljalmot, “right and wrong”)

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Possibly from 잘 (jal, “well”) + 못 (mot, “not”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕa̠ɭmo̞t̚/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 잘몯
Romanizations
Revised transcription jalmot
Revised transliteration jalmos
McCune–Reischauer chalmot
Yale calmos

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