Jeju

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Etymology

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(gyeong, like that, adverb) +‎ -ᄒᆞ다 (-hawda, verb). Compare Korean 그렇다 (geureota).

Pronunciation

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  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kjəŋhɒta⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [kjəŋɦɒda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeonghawda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonghawda
Yale Romanization?kyenghota

Adjective

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경ᄒᆞ다 (gyeonghawda) (infinitive 경헨 or 경헹 or 경ᄒᆞ연 or 경ᄒᆞ영, sequential 경ᄒᆞ난)

  1. (to be) like that
    이듼 경ᄒᆞᆫ 사름-덜-이 하네!
    Iduin gyeonghawn sareum-deor-i mak hane!
    You know there are a lot of people like that here!

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Derived terms

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Verb

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경ᄒᆞ다 (gyeonghawda) (infinitive 경헨 or 경헹 or 경ᄒᆞ연 or 경ᄒᆞ영, sequential 경ᄒᆞ난)

  1. to do so
    • 2009, 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan], “경ᄒᆞ다 [gyeong-hawda]”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎[3], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 61:
      경ᄒᆞ당은 큰일난다.
      Gyeonghawdang'eun keunillanda.
      If you keep doing that, there'll be a huge issue.