때

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄣᅢ〮 (pstáy). Cognate with Korean 때 (ttae).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͈æ⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͈æ] ~ [t͈e]
• Phonetic hangul: [때/떼]

Noun

때 (ttae)

1. time; hour
2. meal

   Synonym: 밥 (bap)

   양첩ᄒᆞᆫ 놈 때 굶나.

   Yangcheophawn nom ttae gumna.

   One should not cheat.

   (literally, “A man with a mistress is one who starves (misses meals).”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈ɛ] ~ [t͈e̞]

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• Phonetic hangul: [때/떼]

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄣᅢ〮 (Yale: pstáy).

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄠᆡ〮 (Yale: ptóy).