Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1446, as Middle Korean 닿다 (Yale: tah-ta).

Pronunciation edit

Prescriptive pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈta̠(ː)tʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?data
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dahda
McCune–Reischauer?tat'a
Yale Romanization?tāhta
Colloquially common pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?datda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dasda
McCune–Reischauer?tatta
Yale Romanization?tasta

Verb edit

닿다 (data) (infinitive 닿아, sequential 닿으니)

  1. (intransitive) to touch, to reach

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit