Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 데〯티다〮 (Yale: těythì-tá).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈte̞(ː)t͡ɕʰida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dechida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dechida
McCune–Reischauer?tech'ida
Yale Romanization?tēy.chita

Verb edit

데치다 (dechida) (infinitive 데쳐 or 데치어, sequential 데치니)

  1. (transitive, cooking) to parboil (to boil briefly)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit