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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from第一, from第(“-th”) +一(“one”).

Pronunciation

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(SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)iɭ]
Phonetic hangul:[제(ː)일]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jeil
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jeil
McCune–Reischauer^?	cheil
Yale Romanization^?	cēyil

Adverb

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제일• (jeil) (hanja第一)

most,-est;formssuperlatives of adjectives
Synonym:가장(gajang)
그 는 팀 에서제일빠른 선수 면서제일힘 이 센 선수 다.
Geu-neun tim-eseojeil ppareun seonsu-myeonseojeil him-i sen seonsu-da.
He is the fastest and strongest player in [his] team.
저 는 한국어 사전 중 에서 는 이 사전 이제일좋습니다.
Jeo-neun han'gugeo sajeon jung-eseo-neun i sajeon-ijeil joseumnida.
For Korean, I like this dictionary themost.

Noun

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제일• (jeil) (hanja第一)

number one; thefirst orprimary
Synonyms:최고(最高)(choego),으뜸(eutteum)
그 는 세계제일의 축구 선수 다. ―Geu-neun segyejeir-ui chukgu seonsu-da. ―He is thenumber one soccer player in the world.
- 1992, “내 나라 제일로 좋아 [Nae nara jeillo joa,My country is the best]”,최준경(Choe Jun-gyeong)[Choi Joon Kyong] (lyrics):
  내 사는 내 나라제일로 좋아!
  nae saneun nae narajeil-lo joa!
  The country I live in isthe best!
  (literally, “I like my country I live in asnumber one!”)

Usage notes

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The most common use of this is in front of an adjective or adjectival phrase, to denotesuperlativity.

A 2007 decision by the Patent Court of Korea found that while the superlative sense of제일(第一)(jeil) is not distinctive, the use of제일(第一)(jeil) in front of a noun is distinctive and can be protected by trademark.[1]

Alternative forms

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젤(jel)(contraction)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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→ Mandarin:賊拉 /贼拉(zéilā)
- ⇒ Mandarin:賊 /贼

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from祭日, from祭(“ceremony;memorial”) +日(“day”).

Pronunciation

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(SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)iɭ]
Phonetic hangul:[제(ː)일]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.