Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 기리〮다〮 (Yale: kìlí-tá). From Old Korean 讚伊 (*KILi).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?girida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gilida
McCune–Reischauer?kirida
Yale Romanization?kilita

Verb

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기리다 (girida) (infinitive 기려 or 기리어, sequential 기리니)

  1. (transitive) to extol, to praise, to honour, to admire

Conjugation

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