긷다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈki(ː)t̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gitda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gidda
McCune–Reischauer?kitta
Yale Romanization?kīt.ta

Verb

긷다 • (gitda) (irregular, infinitive 길어, sequential 길으니)

  1. (transitive) to draw (water from a well or spring) using a bucket or other tools

Conjugation

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