English
jjim
Jjim comes from Korean 찜 ‘a verbal noun of 찌다’, and goes back to 찌 ‘to steam’.
- Koreanmodern찌‘to steam’
- Korean, derivedmodern찜jjim‘a verbal noun of 찌다’
- Englishtodayjjim
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Koreanmodern찌‘to steam’
- Korean, derivedmodern찜jjim‘a verbal noun of 찌다’
- Englishtodayjjim
Every English word from Korean 찌
Today it means
noun Korean dishes made by steaming or boiling marinated meat or fish
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Korean 찌 / jjim