Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄧᆡ〮다〮 (Yale: pcóy-tá).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕ͈ɛ(ː)da̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕ͈e̞(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?jjaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjaeda
McCune–Reischauer?tchaeda
Yale Romanization?ccāyta

Verb edit

째다 (jjaeda) (infinitive or 째어, sequential 째니)

  1. (transitive, also figuratively) to cleave, to cut/tear (open)

Conjugation edit