짚

짚 U+C9DA, 짚 HANGUL SYLLABLE JIP Composition: ㅈ + ㅣ + ㅍ ← 짙 [U+C9D9] Hangul Syllables 짛 → [U+C9DB]

지직짂짃진짅짆 짇질짉짊짋짌짍 짎짏짐집짒짓짔 징짖짗짘짙짚짛
즤 ←	→ 짜

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 딮〮 (Yale: típh).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕip̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [집]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jip
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jip
McCune–Reischauer?	chip
Yale Romanization?	ciph

Noun

짚 • (jip)

1. straw

Usage notes

Since rice is a staple food in Korea, it usually means rice straw when it comes to straw, and in fact, rice straw and straw are listed in the Korean dictionary as synonyms.

Synonyms

• 볏짚 (byeotjip, “rice straw”)