Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 짓〯다〮 (Yale: cǐs-tá).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

짓다 (jitda) (irregular, infinitive 지어, sequential 지으니)

  1. (transitive) to make something (food, a house, etc.), to build
    이름짓다
    ireum-eul jitda
    to name

Conjugation edit