Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?datda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dadda
McCune–Reischauer?tatta
Yale Romanization?tat.ta

Etymology 1 edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 닫다〮 (Yale: tàt-tá). Compare 다물다 (damulda, to shut (one's mouth)).

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 닫다 (datda)
Passive닫히다 (dachida)

닫다 (datda) (infinitive 닫아, sequential 닫으니) (transitive)

  1. to close, to shut
    Antonym: 열다 (yeolda)
  2. (of business) to close, to close down, to shut down
    Antonym: 열다 (yeolda)
    가게 닫아요?I gage-neun myeot si-e mun-eul dadayo?What time does this shop/store close?
  3. to shut (one's mouth)
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Etymology 2 edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆮ다〮 (Yale: tòt-tá).

Miller (1996) argued that this was from Altaic *tär₂- (compare Old Turkic [script needed] (täz-), Chuvash тар (tar), Mongolian [script needed] (tergele-)). Starostin (2003, pg. 1466) connected this to Altaic *t`otá-, whence also Tungus-Manchu *tut[a]- ("to run") (whence Evenki tutu- ("to crawl away")) and Japanese (ただよ) (tadayou, to float). The very concept of Proto-Altaic is, however, controversial.

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 닫다 (datda)
Causative달리다 (dallida)

닫다 (datda) (irregular, infinitive 달아, sequential 달으니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to run, to rush
    Synonym: 달리다 (dallida)
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References edit

  • Miller, Roy Andrew. Languages and History: Japanese, Korean, and Altaic. Oslo: Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture, 1996.