Korean edit

 
바구니 이는 인도 여성 (baguni-reul ineun indo yeoseong, Indian woman carrying a basket on the head)

Etymology 1 edit

Particle edit

이다 (ida)

  1. For the Korean copula ("to be"), see the entry at 이다 (-ida).

Etymology 2 edit

First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 이다〮 (Yale: ì-tá).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ida
McCune–Reischauer?ida
Yale Romanization?ita

Verb edit

이다 (ida) (infinitive or 이어, sequential 이니)

  1. (transitive) to carry on the head
Conjugation edit

Note: While prescriptively possible, the forms are rarely used in practice. For all forms given as (, etc.) below, note that the common form is 이어 (이었, etc.).

Etymology 3 edit

First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean 니다〮 (Yale: nì-tá).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

이다 (ida) (infinitive or 이어, sequential 이니)

  1. (ergative) to tile (with); to (use to) tile a roof
    초가 지붕 이다choga jibung-eul idato tile a thatched roof
    고풍스러운 기와 한옥gopungseureoun giwa-reul in hanoktraditional house tiled with antique-style roof tiles
Conjugation edit

Note: While prescriptively possible, the forms are rarely used in practice. For all forms given as (, etc.) below, note that the common form is 이어 (이었, etc.).