Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 죄히다 (Yale: cwoyhi-ta). Contraction of 조이다 (joida).

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 죄다 (joeda)
Passive죄이다 (joeida)

죄다 (joeda) (infinitive or 죄어, sequential 죄니)

  1. (transitive) to cinch; to tighten, to make tighter
  2. (transitive) to put close; to sit close
  3. (transitive) to feel anxious; to worry
  4. (intransitive) to squeeze, to be tight
Conjugation edit
Alternative forms edit

Etymology 2 edit

(joe) +‎ (da).

Adverb edit

죄다 (joeda)

  1. all, wholy, completely