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캐다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄏᆡ〮다〮 (Yale: khóy-tá).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɛ(ː)da̠] ~ [ˈkʰe̞(ː)da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kaeda
McCune–Reischauer?k'aeda
Yale Romanization?khāyta

Verb

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캐다 (kaeda) (infinitive or 캐어, sequential 캐니) (transitive)

  1. to dig up/out, to mine
  2. (figuratively) to probe (into), to delve (into)

Conjugation

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