Middle Korean

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Etymology

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Has the shape of *괴다 (*kwoy-ta, unknown intransitive verb) + (-Gwo-, causative suffix), but no such relevant verb is attested.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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괴오다 (kwoyGwota)

  1. to support, to prop up

Usage notes

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Another verb with the form 괴오다, a derived causative of 괴다 (goeda, “(of a liquid) to pool together”) with the sense of "to cause to pool together", is attested in Early Modern Korean (諺解痘瘡集要/언해두창집요, 1608).

Descendants

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  • Jeju: 궤다 (gweda)
  • Korean: 괴다 (goeda)