Korean

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Etymology 1

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Originally Middle Korean 고ᄉᆞ다〮 (Yale: kwòsò-tá), speakers have later inserted the adjective-deriving suffix 하다 (-hada), first attested in the late Early Modern period.

Equivalent to 고소 (goso) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gosohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosohada
McCune–Reischauer?kosohada
Yale Romanization?kosohata

Adjective

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 구수하다 (gusuhada)
Yang-form 고소하다 (gosohada)

고소하다 (gosohada) (infinitive 고소해 or 고소하여, sequential 고소하니)

  1. to be fragrant or tasty as sesame oil
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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고소(告訴) (goso) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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고소하다 (gosohada) (infinitive 고소해 or 고소하여, sequential 고소하니, hanja 告訴하다)

  1. (transitive) to sue
Conjugation
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