Korean word

닭

Pronunciation

Romanizationtak

Meaning

  • nounchicken

Example

마당에 닭들이 돌아다녀요.ma dang e tak tteu ri to ra da nyeo yo

Chickens are walking around the yard.

Illustration for 닭 (chicken)

More examples

운동 후에 닭가슴살을 먹어요.un dong hu e tak kka seum sa reul meo geo yo

I eat chicken breast after exercising.

Core concept

A familiar farm bird kept for its eggs and meat.

Common phrases

  • 닭가슴살tak kka seum sal

    chicken breast

  • 닭볶음탕tak ppo kkeum tang

    spicy braised chicken stew

  • 닭백숙tak ppaek ssuk

    boiled chicken

Similar words

닭고기takkkogi: Chicken meat used as an ingredient or served as food.
치킨chikin: A prepared fried-chicken dish commonly ordered and eaten as a meal.
알al: A round egg laid by a chicken, with the white and yolk inside its shell.
병아리pyeongari: A newly hatched chicken that is small and not fully feathered.

Definition in Korean

집이나 농장에서 알과 고기를 얻기 위해 사람이 기르는 가금류로, 암수 모두를 통틀어 이르는 명사.chi bi na nong jang e seo al gwa ko gi reul eot kki wi hae sa ra mi ki reu neun ka geum nyu ro am su mo du reul tong teu reo i reu neun myeong sa

Word origin

This noun is a native Korean word, not a modern borrowing, and it has long named the domestic fowl kept for eggs and meat.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English terms such as hen and rooster, this word can refer to either a female or a male bird.

Related words

  • 닭가슴살takkkaseumsalchicken breastnoun
  • 닭볶음탕takppokkeumtangspicy braised chicken stewnoun
  • 닭백숙takppaekssukboiled chickennoun

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