만ᄒᆞ다

Middle Korean

Etymology

만〯 (mǎn, element unproductive in isolation) +‎ ᄒᆞ다〮 (hòtá, light verb deriving verbs and adjectives).

The first element is usually, though somewhat speculatively, connected to Sino-Korean 萬 (mǎn, “ten thousand; myriad; (figuratively) countless”).[1] The likelihood of a Sinitic derivation is strengthened both by the light verb construction and the synonymous and clearly native adjective 하다〮 (hàtá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mǎn.hʌ̀.tá/

Adjective

만〯ᄒᆞ다〮 (mǎn-hòtá) (infinitive 만〯ᄒᆞ야〮, sequential 만〯ᄒᆞ니〮)

  1. (less common) to be many
    Synonym: (more common) 하다〮 (hàtá)

Descendants
  • Korean: 많다 (manta)

References
  1. Samuel E. Martin (1992) A Reference Grammar of Korean: A Complete Guide to the Grammar and History of the Korean Language, first edition, Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc., →ISBN, page 686
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