Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 곧다 (Yale: kwot.ta). From Old Korean 直等 (*KWOt).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?godda
McCune–Reischauer?kotta
Yale Romanization?kot.ta

Adjective edit

곧다 (gotda) (infinitive 곧아, sequential 곧으니)

  1. To be straight
  2. To be upright and virtuous

Conjugation edit