Korean

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Etymology

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감— (gam-, “winding around something”) + 싸— (ssa-, “wrapping something”) + —다 (-da).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ms͈a̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gamssada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gamssada
McCune–Reischauer?kamssada
Yale Romanization?kāmssata

Verb

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감싸다 (gamssada) (infinitive 감싸, sequential 감싸니)

  1. (transitive) to cover; to wrap
  2. (transitive) to defend; to cover

Conjugation

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