검다

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 검다 (geomda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəmda̠/

Adjective

검다 (geomda)

  1. (to be) black

References

  • 검다” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 검다 (Yale: kemta).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)mt͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomda
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmta
Yale Romanization?kēmqta

Adjective

검다 (geomda) (infinitive 검어, sequential 검으니)

  1. to be black

Conjugation

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