일찍

Etymology

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 일즉 (Yale: ilcuk). From 이르— (ilu-, “early”) + —즉 (-cuk, adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iʎt͡ɕ͈ik̚]
Phonetic hangul: [일찍]

More information Romanizations, Revised Romanization? ...

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	iljjik
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	iljjig
McCune–Reischauer^?	iltchik
Yale Romanization^?	ilccik

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Adverb

일찍 • (iljjik)

early
그날 저녁 일찍 ― geunal jeonyeok iljjik ― early that evening

Synonyms

일찍이 (iljjigi)