Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 젹〯다〮 (Yale: cyěk-tá). Ablaut form: 작다 (jakda, to be small)

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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적다 (jeokda) (infinitive 적어, sequential 적으니)

  1. to be little, to be few
    Antonym: 많다 (manta, to be many)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 뎍다〮 (Yale: tyèk-tá).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeokda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeogda
McCune–Reischauer?chŏkta
Yale Romanization?cekta

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 적다 (jeokda)
Causative적히다 (jeokhida)
Passive적히다 (jeokhida)

적다 (jeokda) (infinitive 적어, sequential 적으니)

  1. (transitive, sometimes intransitive) to write, to write down
    Synonym: 쓰다 (sseuda)
Conjugation
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