Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄅᆞ디다 (Yale: kolo ti-ta). Equivalent to 가로 (garo, horizontal) +‎ 지다 (jida, suffix).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?garojida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?galojida
McCune–Reischauer?karojida
Yale Romanization?kalocita

Adjective

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가로지다 (garojida) (infinitive 가로져 or 가로지어, sequential 가로지니)

  1. to be laid out horizontally
    Antonym: 세로지다 (serojida)

Conjugation

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