가ᇧ다

Middle Korean

Etymology

Vowel harmony ablaut of Middle Korean 거ᇧ다 (keskta, to break off).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kàsktá⫽

Verb

가ᇧ다〮 (kàsktá) (infinitive 갓가〮, sequential 갓ᄀᆞ〮니〮)

  1. to cut, trim
    • a. 1517, 번역박통사 [beonyeokbaktongsa], volume , translation of original in Chinese:
      우리 머리 갓-그리 므스 ᄀᆞᅀᆞ마라셔 갈히 무뒤료?
      Wuli meli kask-uli musu il kozomal-asye kalh-i mwutwuy-lywo?
      [original: 我剃頭的管甚麼來刀子鈍?]
      What job did our barber (one who cuts hair) take charge of, for his knife to become so dull?

Descendants

  • Korean: 깎다 (kkakda)