Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 깁〯다〮 (Yale: kǐp-tá).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

깁다 (gipda) (irregular, infinitive 기워, sequential 기우니)

  1. (transitive) to sew, to mend; to patch up (worn-out clothes)

Conjugation edit