식다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 時根 (Yale: *sìk-ún), in the gerund form.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 식다〮 (Yale: sìk-tá).

Compare Manchu ᠰᡳᠩᡴᡝᠶᡝᠨ (singkeyen, to be cold, chilly).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sikda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sigda
McCune–Reischauer?sikta
Yale Romanization?sikta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 식다 (sikda)
Causative식히다 (sikhida)

식다 • (sikda) (infinitive 식어, sequential 식으니)

  1. (intransitive) to cool down, to get cold
  2. (intransitive) to abate, to subside

Conjugation