ᄀᆞᇀ다

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆮ〮ᄒᆞ다〮 (kóthòtá). Cognate with Korean 같다 (gatda)

Sense three is possibly borrowed from Korean 같다 (gatda), since 닮다 (damda) is much more commonly used in that construction.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kɒtʰta⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [kɒt̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [ᄀᆞᆮ따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gawtda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gawtda
Yale Romanization?	koth.ta

Adjective

ᄀᆞᇀ다 (gawtda) (infinitive ᄀᆞᇀ안 or ᄀᆞᇀ앙, sequential ᄀᆞᇀ으난)

1. (to be) the same
2. (to be) similar
3. (rare) (to) look like; (to) resemble

   Synonym: 닮다 (damda)

   In this sense, it often follows 것 (geot), forming a verbal construction meaning "I feel like..."; see 을 것 ᄀᆞᇀ다 (-eul geot gawtda)

Alternative forms

• (proscribed) ᄀᆞ트다 (gawteuda), (proscribed) ᄀᆞ뜨다 (gawtteuda), (very rare) ᄀᆞퟍ다 (gawtda)

Derived terms

• (adverb) ᄀᆞᇀ이 (gawchi), ᄀᆞ치 (gawchi), ᄀᆞ티 (gawti)
• (particle) ᄀᆞᇀ이 (-gawchi), ᄀᆞ치 (-gawchi)