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 겨〯시다〮 (Yale: kyĕsìtá).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)ɕʰida̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɕʰida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyesida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyesida
McCune–Reischauer?kyesida
Yale Romanization?kyēysita

Verb

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계시다 (gyesida) (infinitive 계셔 or 계시어, sequential 계시니)

  1. (honorific) honorific of 있다 (itda); to stay
    안녕히 계세요.
    annyeonghi gyeseyo.
    Goodbye. (as said by the person leaving to the person staying)

Conjugation

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