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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 사기다 (Yale: sakita).

1459, 월인석보 2:49
刻ᅌᆞᆫ 사길씨라.

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saegida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saegida
McCune–Reischauer?saegida
Yale Romanization?saykita

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새기다 (saegida) (infinitive 새겨 or 새기어, sequential 새기니)

  1. (transitive) to carve; to etch; to engrave
  2. (transitive, figurative) to be deeply etched on one's mind
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 사기다 (Yale: sakita).

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saegida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saegida
McCune–Reischauer?saegida
Yale Romanization?saykita

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새기다 (saegida) (infinitive 새겨 or 새기어, sequential 새기니)

  1. (transitive) to translate (Classical Chinese, Hanja, etc.) into Korean
  2. (transitive) to interpret; to explain
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saegida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saegida
McCune–Reischauer?saegida
Yale Romanization?saykita

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새기다 (saegida) (infinitive 새겨 or 새기어, sequential 새기니)

  1. (transitive) to chew the cud; to ruminate
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