괴오다

Middle Korean

Etymology

Has the shape of *괴다 (*kwoy-ta, unknown intransitive verb) + 오 (-Gwo-, causative suffix), but no such relevant verb is attested.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koj.ɣo.ta/

Verb

괴오다 (kwoyGwota)

1. to support, to prop up

Usage notes

Another verb with the form 괴오다, a derived causative of 괴다 (goeda, “(of a liquid) to pool together”) with the sense of "to cause to pool together", is attested in Early Modern Korean (諺解痘瘡集要/언해두창집요, 1608).

Descendants

• Jeju: 궤다 (gweda)
• Korean: 괴다 (goeda)