하야ᄒᆞ다

Middle Korean

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Etymology

Univerbation of *해 (*hay-) +‎ 아 (-a, infinitive suffix) +‎ ᄒᆞ다 (hota, “to be”, light verb deriving adjectives). The first component is clearly related to ᄒᆡ〮다〮 (hóytá, “to be white”), but the vowel mismatch is difficult to explain.

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Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽hájahʌ^H!tá⫽

Adjective

하〮야〮하〮다〮 (háyáhátá)

to be white
Synonym: ᄒᆡ〮다〮 (hóytá)

Alternative forms

하여ᄒᆞ다 (hayehota)