길다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 길〯다〮 (Yale: kǐl-tá), from Old Korean (*kil-), an element that apparently means “long” in certain first-millennium Korean place names.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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길다 (gilda) (infinitive 길어, sequential 기니)

  1. to be long
    Antonym: 짧다 (jjalda, to be short)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Verb

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길다 (gilda) (infinitive 길어, sequential 기니)

  1. (intransitive, of hair) to grow long

Conjugation

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