긁다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 긁다〮 (Yale: kùlk-tá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geukda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geulgda
McCune–Reischauer?kŭkta
Yale Romanization?kulkta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 긁다 (geukda)
Passive긁히다 (geulkida)

긁다 • (geukda) (infinitive 긁어, sequential 긁으니) (transitive)

  1. to scratch, to scrape
  2. to paw
  3. to rake up, to gather up
  4. to offend, to provoke, to irritate
  5. to extort, to exploit

Conjugation