가찹다

Korean

Etymology

Affected by the /k/~/h/ variation common in Korean, allowing the preservation of the affricate. See the main entry for more.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡ɕʰa̠p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [가찹따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gachapda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gachabda
McCune–Reischauer?	kach'apta
Yale Romanization?	ka.chapta

Adjective

가찹다 • (gachapda) (irregular, infinitive 가차워, sequential 가차우니)

1. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Pyongan, Chungcheong, Hwanghae, Seoul) Dialectal form of 가깝다 (gakkapda, “to be close; to be near”)
   • 2010 February 21, 이상태 [isangtae], “양반가로 시집 간 두릿골 처녀의 지혜 [yangban'garo sijip gan duritgol cheonyeoui jihye]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경상북도 포항시 북구 죽장면 [gyeongsangbukdo pohangsi bukgu jukjangmyeon]:

     바다가 가찹다꼬 순 상놈이라 이카거든.

     Bada-ga gachapda-kko sun sangnom-ira ika-geodeun.

     She said that the ocean was close, and that she was a pure commoner.

   • 2012 February 5, 류근철 [ryugeuncheol], “남매의 겨루기로 쌓은 구녀성 [nammae'ui gyeorugiro ssa'eun gunyeoseong]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[2], 충청북도 증평군 증평읍 [chungcheongbukdo jeungpyeonggun jeungpyeong'eup]:

     한 달 전에 저 이태재로 가면은 가찹다 그랴

     han dal jeon-e jeo itaejae-ro ga-myeon-eun gachapda geurya

     If you had gone to the Yitae mountain pass a month earlier then you would've been close.