일찌감치

Korean

Etymology

From Early Modern Korean 일즉암치 (ilcukamchi), from 일즉 (ilcuk) +‎ -암치 (-amchi), analyzable as modern 일찍 (iljjik, “early”) +‎ -암치 (-amchi).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [iʎt͡ɕ͈iɡa̠mt͡ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [일찌감치]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iljjigamchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iljjigamchi
McCune–Reischauer?iltchigamch'i
Yale Romanization?ilccikamchi

Adverb

일찌감치 • (iljjigamchi)

  1. quite early
  2. as soon as possible

See also

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