Korean

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Etymology

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Probably related to 말리다 (mallida).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malgida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malgida
McCune–Reischauer?malgida
Yale Romanization?mal.kita

Verb

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말기다 (malgida) (infinitive 말겨 or 말기어, sequential 말기니)

  1. Gangwon, Gyeongsang, and Jeolla dialect form of 말리다 (mallida, to stop, keep)
    • 1980 January 31, 이순근 [isun'geun], “떡 하나 주면 안 잡아 먹지 [tteok hana jumyeon an jaba meokji]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 전라북도 완주군 운주면 [jeollabukdo wanjugun unjumyeon]:
      어머니 말겨 전쟁 나갔어.
      Geu eomeoni-ga malgyeo-seo geu jeonjaeng-e-reul mot nagasseo.
      He couldn't go off to war because his mother stopped [him from going].