Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 꼬다 (kkoda)
Passive꼬이다 (kkoida)

꼬다 (kkoda) (infinitive or 꼬아, sequential 꼬니) (transitive)

  1. to twist, to lay (a rope, string, etc.)
  2. to twist, to squirm, to writhe (one's body); to cross (one's legs)

Conjugation

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