실컷

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 슬컷 (Yale: sulkhes).

Possibly a compound of (if analyzed with modern equivalents) 싫 (sil-, “to be unpleasant”) ‎ 껏 (-kkeot, “to the utmost of”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɭkʰʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [실컫]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	silkeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	silkeos
McCune–Reischauer?	silk'ŏt
Yale Romanization?	sil.khes

Adverb

실컷 • (silkeot)

1. to one's heart's content, heartily