Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 긔〮다〮 (Yale: kúy-tá).

Alternative forms

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  • 긔다 (guida)Early Modern

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gida
McCune–Reischauer?kida
Yale Romanization?kita

Verb

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기다 (gida) (infinitive or 기어, sequential 기니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to crawl, to creep, to grovel
Conjugation
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Note: While prescriptively possible, the forms are rarely used in practice. For all forms given as (, etc.) below, note that the common form is 기어 (기었, etc.).

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the main entry.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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기다 (gida) (infinitive or 기어, sequential 기니)

  1. (transitive) Contraction of 기이다 (giida, to hide/conceal a fact from somebody).
Conjugation
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Note: While prescriptively possible, the forms are rarely used in practice. For all forms given as (, etc.) below, note that the common form is 기어 (기었, etc.).