Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 걷〯니다〮 (Yale: kětnì-tá), from 걷〯— (Yale: kět-, “to walk”) + 니다〮 (Yale: nì-tá, “to go”).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

거닐다 (geonilda) (infinitive 거닐어, sequential 거니니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to stroll, to saunter

Conjugation edit

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