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떡

한국어

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떡

  • [t͈ʌ̹k̚] SK Standard, Seoul

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< 중세 한국어 ᄯᅥᆨ (월인석보 1459)

noun

  1. 곡식가루 특히 쌀가루를 시루에 찌거나 삶아 만든 음식물.

adverb

  1. 훨쩍 바라지거나 벌어진 모양. 떡 벌어진 밤송이.

prefix

  1. (동식물을 나타내는 일부 명사에 붙어) '작은', '어린'의 뜻을 더한다.

In English

  • dough mix of flour and other ingredients
  • mochi rice cake made from glutinous rice
  • rice cake sticky food item made from rice flour
  • tteok a type of sweet cake from Korea, made from rice flour

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MLA

"떡." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ko/%EB%96%A1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

떡. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ko/%EB%96%A1

Chicago

"떡." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ko/%EB%96%A1.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {떡},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ko/%EB%96%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}