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가리다

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?garida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?galida
McCune–Reischauer?karida
Yale Romanization?kalita

Etymology 1

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆯᄒᆡ〮다〮 (Yale: kòlhóy-tá).

Verb

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가리다 (garida) (infinitive 가려 or 가리어, sequential 가리니) (transitive)

  1. to choose, to single out
  2. to tell (right from wrong / truth from falsehood), to distinguish (the good from the bad)
    옳고 그름 가리다olko geureum-eul garidato tell right from wrong
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞ리〮다〮 (Yale: kòlí-tá).

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 가리다 (garida)
Passive가리이다 (gariida)

가리다 (garida) (infinitive 가려 or 가리어, sequential 가리니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to hide, to cover, to obscure, to block from view
    가렸다.Dar-i hae-reul garyeotda.The moon blotted out the sun.
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Middle Korean

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Etymology

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*갈 (*kal-, to split?) +‎ (-i-, passive suffix). Compare 가ᄅᆞ다〮 (kàlòtá, to split).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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가리〮다〮 (kàlítá) (infinitive 가리〮여〮, sequential 가리〮니〮)

  1. to get split
    • 1481, 원각경언해 (Wongakgyeong Eonhae), volumes 상1–1, page 23a:
      枝流ᄂᆞᆫ 므리 가리여 나 正流 아닌 거시라
      A tributary is a river that has been split, which is not the main branch.​