짓다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 짓〯다〮 (Yale: cǐs-tá).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)t̚t͈a̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jitda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jisda
McCune–Reischauer?chitta
Yale Romanization?cīsta

Verb

짓다 • (jitda) (irregular, infinitive 지어, sequential 지으니)

  1. (transitive) to make something (food, a house, etc.), to build
    이름짓다
    ireum-eul jitda
    to name

Conjugation

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