Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 일〯ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: ǐl-hòtá).

(il, work) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

일하다 (ilhada) (infinitive 일해 or 일하여, sequential 일하니) (intransitive)

  1. to work, to do one's job; to labor
  2. to serve, to work

Conjugation edit