덕다

Korean

Etymology

See the main entry.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʌ̹k̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [덕따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deokda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deogda
McCune–Reischauer?	tŏkta
Yale Romanization?	tekta

Verb

덕다 • (deokda) (infinitive 덕어, sequential 덕으니)

1. Pyongan form of 적다 (jeokda, “to write, write down”)
   • 1979 May 19, 정몽일 [jeongmong'il], “박어사의 간부 퇴치담 [bageosaui ganbu toechidam]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 평안북도 선천군 선천읍 [pyeong'anbukdo seoncheon'gun seoncheoneup]:

     기놈에 이름을 빡빡 덕어서 닣구 이제 서울 과거 올라오는데 그 이튿날은 어떻게 됐느냐.

     Ginom-e ireum-eul ppakppak deogeo-seo niku ije seoul gwageo ollao-neunde geu iteunnar-eun eotteoke dwaen-neunya.

     So he wrote down the guy's name and now [asked him] what happened the day after he went to Seoul for the civil service examination.

     • As the speaker is a Korean war refugee who lives in Seoul, it is likely that his speech has influence from standard Korean or the Gyeonggi dialect spoken in Seoul.