곤치다

Korean

Etymology

See 고치다 (gochida). Compare Gyeonggi dialectal 곤체다 (goncheda)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɲt͡ɕʰida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [곤치다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gonchida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gonchida
McCune–Reischauer?	konch'ida
Yale Romanization?	kon.chita

Verb

곤치다 • (gonchida) (infinitive 곤쳐 or 곤치어, sequential 곤치니)

1. (Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Pyongan, Hamgyong, Hwanghae, Yukjin) Dialectal form of 고치다 (gochida, “to fix, repair”)
   • 2009 January 31, 백순자 [baeksunja], “신비한 작대기로 두 공주 얻은 바보 [sinbihan jakdaegiro du gongju eodeun babo]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 강원도 평창군 봉평면 [gang'wondo pyeongchanggun bongpyeongmyeon]:

     인제 으사가 와서 아무리 곤쳐도 곤칠 수가 없다는 거예요.

     Inje eusa-ga wa-seo amuri goncheo-do gonchil su-ga eopda-neun geoyeyo.

     Now the doctor also came but no matter how much he tried to fix [the condition], it wasn't something he could fix.