고매굴다

Korean

Etymology

Middle Korean 고〯마〮 (kwǒmá, “respect”) + 굴다 (gulda, “to behave”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)mɛɡuɭda̠] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)me̞ɡuɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)매굴다/고(ː)메굴다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gomaegulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gomaegulda
McCune–Reischauer?komaegulda
Yale Romanization?kōmaykwulta

Verb

고매굴다 • (gomaegulda) (infinitive 고매굴어, sequential 고매구니) (Hwanghae, Pyongan, intransitive)

  1. to respect
    Synonym: 공경(恭敬)하다 (gonggyeonghada)
    • 1940, Kim Sa-ryang, 낙조 [Nakjo, Falling], 평안남도 평양시 South Pyongan, Pyongyang:
      그래, 작은어머니는 고매굴든?
      Geurae, jageuneomeoni-neun gomaegul-deun?
      [Do you] respect your aunt?
  2. to behave with gratitude

References
  • 정원수 (Jeong Won-su) (2002) “황해도 방언 어휘의 몇 가지 특성 [hwanghaedo bang'eon eohwiui myeot gaji teukseong, Some characteristics of the vocabulary of the Hwanghae dialect]”, in Inmunhak yeon'gu, volume 29, number 2, pages 47—79
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