Korean

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Etymology

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See main entry.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gigada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gigada
McCune–Reischauer?kigada
Yale Romanization?kikata

Verb

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기가다 (gigada) (infinitive 기가, sequential 기가니)

  1. Hamgyong form of 기어가다 (gieogada, to crawl, creep along)
    • 1979, 리화 [rihwa], “어랑타령 [eorangtaryeong]”, in MBC 한국민요대전 음반자료 사이트 [MBC han'gungminyodaejeon eumbanjaryo saiteu]‎[1], 양강도 삼지연군 삼지연읍 (현 삼지연시) [yanggangdo samjiyeon'gun samjiyeoneup (hyeon samjiyeonsi)]:
      한산도 전깃불 아랜 개미 기가 는데
      hansando-ya jeon'gitbul araen gaemi-ga gigadong a-neunde
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)