끊다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 긏다 (Yale: kuchta).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeunta
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeunhda
McCune–Reischauer?kkŭnt'a
Yale Romanization?kkunhta

Verb

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끊다 (kkeunta) (infinitive 끊어, sequential 끊으니)

  1. to cut, to sever
  2. (figurative) to cut off, to break off, to shut off, to turn off, to intercept
  3. to pause, to stop, to hang up
    전화 끊다
    jeonhwa-reul kkeunta
    to hang up
  4. to punctuate
  5. to give up (a habit), to abstain from
  6. (목숨) to kill
  7. to buy
  8. to issue, to write out

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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