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 디니〮다〮 (Yale: tìní-tá). From Old Korean 持以 (*TINi).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinida
McCune–Reischauer?chinida
Yale Romanization?cinita

Verb

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지니다 (jinida) (infinitive 지녀 or 지니어, sequential 지니니)

  1. (transitive) to keep or preserve

Conjugation

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