쿠다

Korean

Etymology

See 카다 (kada). More common around the Jinju area and other regions in Southwestern Gyeongsang.

Verb

쿠다 • (kuda)

1. (Southwestern Gyeongsang) to say that; follows an explicit or implicit quotation
   • 2013 January 29, 주태식, “갈마산 유래 이야기”, in 한국구비문학대계‎^[1], 경상남도 함안군 대산면:

     지금 아직까지 안 마르고 있어, 말대굴이라 쿠는데.

     Jigeum ajik-kkaji an mareugo isseo, maldaegur-ira ku-neunde.

     Now it still hasn't dried up, we say (call) it's the Maldae cave.

2. (Southwestern Gyeongsang) to intend to, to try to
3. (Southwestern Gyeongsang) be about to
4. (Southwestern Gyeongsang) to make someone do