간답다

Middle Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kánta^R!ptá⫽
• Dongguk Jeongun: [간답다]

Verb

간〮답〯다〮 (kántǎptá) (infinitive 간〮다ᄫᅡ〮, sequential 간〮다ᄫᆞ〮니〮)

1. (of wind) to be cool, fresh
   • 1481, 월인석보 (Worin Seokbo), volume 8, page 73a:

     모딘 브리 간다ᄫᆞᆫ ᄇᆞᄅᆞ미 ᄃᆞ외야

     mwoti-n pul=i kantaWon polom=i toWoy-a

     The intense fire turned into a cool wind

2. (figurative) (of ideas) to be refreshing
   • 1481, 월인석보 (Worin Seokbo), volume 1, page 18a:

     ᄃᆞᄅᆞᆯ 자본 이ᄅᆞᆫ ᄆᆞᆰ고 간다ᄫᆞᆫ 道理로 衆生ᄋᆞᆯ 濟渡ᄒᆞ야 더ᄫᅳᆫ 煩惱ᄅᆞᆯ 여희의 ᄒᆞᆯ 느지니

     tol=ol cap-on il=on molk-kwo kan-ta-Won twoli=lwo cywungsoyng=ol cyeytwo-hoy-a teW-un pennwoy=lol yehuy-Guy ho=l nuc=i-ni

     The grabbing of the moon was an omen that the clear, refreshing truth will save all life and free them from suffering.