Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 곪다 (Yale: kwolmta).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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곪다 (gomda) (infinitive 곪아, sequential 곪으니)

  1. (of a wound) To fester
  2. (of an issue, figuratively) To come to a head

Conjugation

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