Jeju

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /je̞da̠/

Verb

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예다 (yeda)

  1. to go
    예게!
    Yege!
    Let's go!

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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 녀다 (Yale: nyeta).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeda
McCune–Reischauer?yeda
Yale Romanization?yēyta

Verb

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예다 (yeda) (infinitive 예어, sequential 예니)

  1. (archaic) to go
    • c. 1790, 樂學拾零 (Akhak Seumnyeong) [Tidbits of the Musical Sciences]:
      ᄉᆡ벽 셔리 지ᄂᆞᆫ ᄃᆞᆯ에 외기러기 우러 졔 / 반가온 님의 쇼식 ᄒᆡᆼ혀 올가 ᄇᆞ랏더니
      Saebyeok syeori jineun dar-e oegireogi ureo yel jye / bangaon nim-ui syosik haenghyeo olkka baratdeoni
      By the dawn's frost and the setting moon, while the lone goose was going while crying / I dared to hope that news from my welcome love might come

Conjugation

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