Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

긷다 (gitda) (irregular, infinitive 길어, sequential 길으니)

  1. (transitive) to draw (water from a well or spring) using a bucket or other tools

Conjugation edit