고매굴다

Korean

Etymology

Middle Korean 고〯마〮 (kwǒmá, “respect”) + 굴다 (gulda, “to behave”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)mɛɡuɭda̠] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)me̞ɡuɭda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)매굴다/고(ː)메굴다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gomaegulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gomaegulda
McCune–Reischauer?	komaegulda
Yale Romanization?	kōmaykwulta

Verb

고매굴다 • (gomaegulda) (infinitive 고매굴어, sequential 고매구니) (Hwanghae, Pyongan, intransitive)

1. to respect

   Synonym: 공경(恭敬)하다 (gonggyeonghada)

   • 1940, Kim Sa-ryang, 낙조 [Nakjo, Falling], 평안남도 평양시 South Pyongan, Pyongyang:

     그래, 작은어머니는 고매굴든?

     Geurae, jageuneomeoni-neun gomaegul-deun?

     [Do you] respect your aunt?

2. to behave with gratitude

Related terms

• 고맙다 (gomapda, “to be grateful”)

References

• 정원수 (Jeong Won-su) (2002) “황해도 방언 어휘의 몇 가지 특성 [hwanghaedo bang'eon eohwiui myeot gaji teukseong, Some characteristics of the vocabulary of the Hwanghae dialect]”, in Inmunhak yeon'gu, volume 29, number 2, pages 47—79