셍각

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄉᆡᇰ〮각〮 (sóyngkák). Cognate to Korean 생각 (saenggak).

The term has the shape of a Sino-Korean word, but the etymological origin is ultimately unclear.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽seŋkak⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [sʰeŋɡa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [셍각]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	senggak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	senggag
Yale Romanization?	seyngkak

Noun

셍각 (senggak)

1. idea, thought

References

• “셍각” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “셍각”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 520