핧다

Middle Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

핧다〮 (hàlhtá) (infinitive 할하〮, sequential 할ᄒᆞ〮니〮)

  1. to lick
    • 1466, 구급방언해 [gugeupbang'eonhae], volume [sang], page 24b:
      쇼〮옷〮 티〮 아니〮커든〮 소곰므〮를〮 ᄂᆞᄎᆡ〮 ᄇᆞᄅᆞ면〮 ᄉᆈ〮 곧〮 ᄂᆞ니〮라〮
      sywó-wós hal-thí àní-khètún swòkwòmmúl-úl nòch-óy pòlò-myén sywó-y kwót hal-nò-nílá
      If the cow does not lick [the patient], apply saltwater to the [patient's] face and the cow will lick [it] promptly

Descendants

  • Korean: 핥다 (halda)