Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆯ외〮다〮 (Yale: kòlGwóy-tá). Seems to be a causative verb, but the two words of the form ᄀᆞᆯ다〮 (Yale: kòl-tá, “to exchange, to switch; to say, to speak”) are obviously unlikely to be related on semantic grounds.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?garaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?galaeda
McCune–Reischauer?karaeda
Yale Romanization?kalayta

Verb

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가래다 (garaeda) (infinitive 가래 or 가래어, sequential 가래니)

  1. (dated or archaic) to dispute right and wrong
  2. (dated or archaic) to harass; to harm
    Synonym: 해(害)치다 (haechida)

Conjugation

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