고디식다

Middle Korean

Etymology

Formed by attaching the adverb 고디〮 (Yale: kwòtí) "in a straight way; righteously" to Old Korean 爲只 (*SIk-, “to act”), thus "to act righteously".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kò.tí.sìk.tá/

Verb

고디〮식다〮 (kwòtí sìktá)

1. to act righteously
   • 1517, Kim Jeon (金詮 / 김전), Choe Suk-saeng (崔淑生 / 최숙생), (飜譯小學 / 번역소학) [Beonyeok Sohak, Translated Small Learning]:

     孔(고ᇰ)子(ᄌᆞ)ㅣ ᄆᆞᅀᆞᆯᄒᆡ 겨셔 고디식고 온고ᇰ히 ᄒᆞ더시니

     KWONG.CO-y mozolh-oy kyesye kwotisikkwo wonkwong-hi hotesini

     Confucius was staying at a village and acted righteously and conducted himself courteously

2. (by extension) to be self-righteous, to be stubborn

Descendants

• Korean: 고지식하다 (gojisikhada, “to be self-righteous; to be stubborn; to be inflexible”)