Jeju

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Korean 아끼다 (akkida).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?akkida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?akkida
Yale Romanization?akkita

Verb

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아끼다 (akkida)

  1. to take care

Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 앗기〮다〮 (Yale: àskí-tá).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?akkida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?a'kkida
McCune–Reischauer?akkida
Yale Romanization?a.kkita

Verb

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아끼다 (akkida) (infinitive 아껴 or 아끼어, sequential 아끼니) (transitive)

  1. to cherish
  2. to save or conserve something

Conjugation

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