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 곶다 (Yale: kwoc-ta). The geminated initial consonant derives from a reinforcement with an emphatic value.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkojda
McCune–Reischauer?kkotta
Yale Romanization?kkocta

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 꽂다 (kkotda)
Passive꽂히다 (kkochida)

꽂다 (kkotda) (infinitive 꽂아, sequential 꽂으니)

  1. (transitive) to stick, to stab

Conjugation

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