곧다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 곧다 (Yale: kwot.ta). From Old Korean 直等 (*KWOt).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?godda
McCune–Reischauer?kotta
Yale Romanization?kot.ta

Adjective

곧다 (gotda) (infinitive 곧아, sequential 곧으니)

  1. To be straight
  2. To be upright and virtuous

Conjugation