Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 젓다 (Yale: ces-ta).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)t̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeosda
McCune–Reischauer?chŏtta
Yale Romanization?cēsta

Verb edit

젓다 (jeotda) (irregular, infinitive 저어, sequential 저으니) (transitive)

  1. to stir a liquid, to churn
  2. to row

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit