지극

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 至極.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jigeuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jigeug
    McCune–Reischauer?chigŭk
    Yale Romanization?cikuk

    Root

    지극 • (jigeuk) (hanja 至極)

    1. Root of 지극하다 (jigeukhada) / 지극히 (jigeukhi). Rarely used alone.

    Derived terms

    • 지극스럽다 (jigeukseureopda)
    • 지극정성(至極精誠) (jigeukjeongseong)

    Middle Korean

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /t͡sí.kɨ́k/, [t͡ɕí.ɡɨ́k̚]

    Adverb

    지〮극〮 (cíkúk) (hanja 至極)

    1. very; extremely