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위ᄒᆞ다

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Middle Korean

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Etymology

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Middle Chinese (MC hjweH, “for (the sake of)”) + ᄒᆞ다〮 (hòtá, light verb deriving verbs).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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위〯ᄒᆞ다〮 (wǔyhòtá) (infinitive 위〯ᄒᆞ〮야〮 (wǔyhóyá), sequential 위〯ᄒᆞ니〮 (wǔyhòní), hanja 爲ᄒᆞ다)

  1. (transitive) to do (something) for the sake of
    • 1447, 釋譜詳節 / 석보상절 [Seokbo sangjeol], page 6:1a:
      (료ᇰ)과〮 (귕〯)()과〮 위〯ᄒᆞ〮야〮 (ᄉᆑᇙ〮)(법〮)ᄒᆞ〮더〮다〮
      [Śākyamuni] was preaching for the sake of dragons and spirits.

Descendants

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  • Early Modern Korean: 위ᄒᆞ다 (wuyhota)