Korean

edit

Etymology 1

edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 걷〯다〮 (Yale: kět.tá).

Pronunciation

edit
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)t̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geodda
McCune–Reischauer?kŏtta
Yale Romanization?kēt.ta

Verb

edit

걷다 (geotda) (irregular, infinitive 걸어, sequential 걸으니)

  1. to walk
    매일 30 걷는 좋다.
    Maeil 30bun-ssik geonneun ge mom-e jota.
    Walking 30 minutes a day is good for your health.
Conjugation
edit
See also
edit

Etymology 2

edit

First recorded in 1467, in the Moguja susimgyeol, as Middle Korean 걷다 (ket.ta).

Pronunciation

edit
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geodda
McCune–Reischauer?kŏtta
Yale Romanization?ket.ta

Verb

edit
Korean verb set
Base 걷다 (geotda)
Passive걷히다 (geochida)

걷다 (geotda) (infinitive 걷어, sequential 걷으니)

  1. (of sheets) to fold up
  2. (of sleeves) to roll up
Conjugation
edit

Etymology 3

edit

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 걷다 (Yale: ket.ta). Formed as a contraction of 거두다 (geoduda).

Pronunciation

edit
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geodda
McCune–Reischauer?kŏtta
Yale Romanization?ket.ta

Verb

edit
Korean verb set
Base 걷다 (geotda)
Passive걷히다 (geochida)

걷다 (geotda) (infinitive 걷어, sequential 걷으니)

  1. to gather; to earn; to harvest
Conjugation
edit