기울다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 기울〮다〮 (Yale: kìwúl-tá). Compare Yukjin Korean 기불다 (gibulda), which suggests a lost */p/.

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?giulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?giulda
McCune–Reischauer?kiulda
Yale Romanization?kiwulta

Verb[edit]

Korean verb set
Base 기울다 (giulda)
Causative기울이다 (giurida)

기울다 (giulda) (infinitive 기울어, sequential 기우니) (intransitive)

  1. to tilt, to slant, to incline
  2. (of might, fortune, etc.) to wane, to decline
  3. to lean (to), to incline (towards)
  4. (of the sun or moon) to set in the west

Conjugation[edit]