Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 時根 (Yale: *sìk-ún), in the gerund form.

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 식다〮 (Yale: sìk-tá).

Compare Manchu ᠰᡳᠩᡴᡝᠶᡝᠨ (singkeyen, to be cold, chilly).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sikda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sigda
McCune–Reischauer?sikta
Yale Romanization?sikta

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 식다 (sikda)
Causative식히다 (sikhida)

식다 (sikda) (infinitive 식어, sequential 식으니)

  1. (intransitive) to cool down, to get cold
  2. (intransitive) to abate, to subside

Conjugation edit