곪다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 곪다 (Yale: kwolmta).

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?gomda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?golmda
McCune–Reischauer?komta
Yale Romanization?kōlmta

Verb

곪다 (gomda) (infinitive 곪아, sequential 곪으니)

  1. (of a wound) To fester
  2. (of an issue, figuratively) To come to a head

Conjugation