Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄅᆞ치〮다〮 (Yale: kòlòchítá), meaning "to point; to teach", presumably because a teacher points to what they teach. The verb split semantically after Middle Korean. Doublet of 가르치다 (gareuchida, to teach).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠ɾicçida̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?garikida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?galikida
McCune–Reischauer?karik'ida
Yale Romanization?kali.khita

Verb

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가리키다 (garikida) (infinitive 가리켜 or 가리키어, sequential 가리키니)

  1. to point to
  2. to indicate or emphasize something.

Conjugation

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