Korean edit

Etymology edit

(gil-, to be long) + 차다 (chada, to be full).

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

길차다 (gilchada) (infinitive 길차, sequential 길차니)

  1. (dated) to be lush; to be long and thick (of plant growth)
    길차게 뻗은 나뭇가지
    gilchage ppeodeun namutgaji
    long-growing tree branch
    초목 길차게 우거졌다.
    Chomog-i gilchage ugeojeotda.
    The plants are profusely lush.

Conjugation edit