기장

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gijang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gijang
McCune–Reischauer?kijang
Yale Romanization?kicang

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 機長.

    Noun

    기장 • (gijang) (hanja 機長)

    1. pilot in command; plane captain

    Etymology 2

    First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 기자ᇰ (Yale: kìcàng).

    Noun

    기장 • (gijang)

    1. proso millet (Panicum miliaceum)
    Derived terms
    • 개기장 (gaegijang, “Japanese panicgrass”)
    • 기장대풀 (gijangdaepul)
    • 기장쌀 (gijangssal, “unhulled proso millet”)
    • 찰기장 (chalgijang, “glutinous proso millet”)
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