Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄯᅴ다〮 (Yale: stùy-tá), derived directly from the noun ᄯᅴ〮 (Yale: stúy, “belt”) (> modern (tti)).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 띠다 (ttida)
Causative띠우다 (ttiuda)

띠다 (ttida) (infinitive or 띠어, sequential 띠니) (transitive)

  1. to put on (a belt); to wear around one's waist
  2. to have (the appearance of); to take on
  3. to be entrusted with (a task); to be charged with (a mission)

Conjugation

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