Middle Korean

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Etymology 1

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Possibly related to Manchu ᡥᠠᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (halambi, to change).

Verb

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ᄀᆞᆯ다〮 (kòltá) (infinitive ᄀᆞ라〮, sequential ᄀᆞ니〮)

  1. to change, to switch
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  • Korean: 갈다 (galda)

Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Verb

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ᄀᆞᆯ〮다〮 (kóltá) (infinitive ᄀᆞ〮라〮, sequential ᄀᆞ〮니〮)

  1. to grind
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Etymology 3

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Possibly reanalyzed from a conjugated form of ᄀᆞᆮ다 (kotta), a ㄷ-irregular verb.

Verb

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ᄀᆞᆯ다〮 (kòltá)

  1. to say
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Mostly only appears in the forms ᄀᆞ로〮ᄃᆡ〮 (kòlwótóy), ᄀᆞᄅᆞ샤〮ᄃᆡ〮 (kòlòsyátóy), and ᄀᆞ론〮 (kòlwón).

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