Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean 닿다 (Yale: tahta). Compare 닿다 (data, “to touch, to contact”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͈a̠(ː)tʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttata
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttahda
McCune–Reischauer?ttat'a
Yale Romanization?ttāhta

Verb

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땋다 (ttata) (infinitive 땋아, sequential 땋으니)

  1. (transitive) to braid (hair)

Conjugation

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