고소하다

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Korean

Etymology 1

Originally Middle Korean 고ᄉᆞ다〮 (Yale: kwòsò-tá), speakers have later inserted the adjective-deriving suffix 하다 (-hada), first attested in the late Early Modern period.

Equivalent to 고소 (goso) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gosohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosohada
McCune–Reischauer?kosohada
Yale Romanization?kosohata

Adjective

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 구수하다 (gusuhada)
Yang-form 고소하다 (gosohada)

고소하다 (gosohada) (infinitive 고소해 or 고소하여, sequential 고소하니)

  1. to be fragrant or tasty as sesame oil
Conjugation

Etymology 2

고소(告訴) (goso) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gosohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosohada
McCune–Reischauer?kosohada
Yale Romanization?kōsohata

Verb

고소하다 (gosohada) (infinitive 고소해 or 고소하여, sequential 고소하니, hanja 告訴하다)

  1. (transitive) to sue
Conjugation