거닐다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 걷〯니다〮 (Yale: kětnì-tá), from 걷〯— (Yale: kět-, “to walk”) + 니다〮 (Yale: nì-tá, “to go”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)niɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonilda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonilda
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnilda
Yale Romanization?kēnilta

Verb

거닐다 • (geonilda) (infinitive 거닐어, sequential 거니니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to stroll, to saunter

Conjugation

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.