Korean edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Korean 모〮욕〮ᄀᆞᆷ〮다〮 (mwóywók kóm-tá), equivalent to modern 미역 (miyeok) +‎ 감다 (gamda).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miyeokgamda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?miyeoggamda
McCune–Reischauer?miyŏkkamta
Yale Romanization?miyek.kamqta

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 미역감다 (miyeokgamda)
Causative미역감기다 (miyeokgamgida)

미역감다 (miyeokgamda) (infinitive 미역감아, sequential 미역감으니)

  1. (intransitive, dated) to bathe, to go swimming (in a river, etc.)
    • 1996 January 2, 이영로 [iyeongno], “연평도의 방언 [yeonpyeongdoui bang'eon]”, in 연평도 이야기 [yeonpyeongdo iyagi]‎[1], 인천광역시 옹진군 연평면 [incheon'gwang'yeoksi ongjin'gun yeonpyeongmyeon]:
      갱변으로 미역감으로 가자.
      Ap gaengbyeon-euro miyeokgameuro gaja.
      Let's go and swim at the riverbank.

Conjugation edit