Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Sinjeonjachwi yeomchobang eonhae (新傳煮取焰硝方諺解 / 신전자취염초방언해), 1635, as Early Modern Korean 마초다 (Yale: machwota). Equivalent to 맞— (mat-, “to fit, to match”) + —추— (-chu-, causative suffix).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?matchuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?majchuda
McCune–Reischauer?match'uda
Yale Romanization?macchwuta

Verb

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맞추다 (matchuda) (infinitive 맞추어 or 맞춰, sequential 맞추니)

  1. (causative) to set, adjust, to tune, to adapt
    몸을 옷에 맞추세요!
    mom-eul os-e matchuseyo!
    Adapt the body to a suit (which may not fit you)!

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • 맞다 (matda, “to match, to fit”)