모시다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 뫼시다 (Yale: mwoysita). From Old Korean 邀里白 (*MWOlisolp).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɕʰida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mosida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mosida
McCune–Reischauer?mosida
Yale Romanization?mōsita

Verb

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모시다 (mosida) (infinitive 모셔 or 모시어, sequential 모시니)

  1. to serve or wait on a higher-status person
  2. (honorific) honorific of 몰다 (molda, to drive, accompany)
    to escort

Conjugation

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References

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  • Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 632.