가ᄅᆞ다

Middle Korean

Etymology

*갈- (*kal-, “to split?”) +‎ -ᄋᆞ- (-o-, causative suffix). Compare 가리〮다〮 (kàlítá, “to get split”).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kàlʌ̀tá⫽

Verb

가ᄅᆞ다〮 (kàlòtá) (infinitive 갈아〮, sequential 가ᄅᆞ니〮)

1. (transitive) to split
   • 1481, 월인석보 (Worin Seokbo), volume 12, page 49a:

     갈아 두 乘(스ᇰ)이 ᄃᆞ외니 ᄒᆞᆫ 가지 아니오

     kalG-a twu SUNG-i towoy-ni hon kaci ani-Gwo

     Since it became two by splitting it, it is not one.

Descendants

• Korean: 가르다 (gareuda)