구수하다

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Korean

Etymology 1

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

Equivalent to 구수 (gusu) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gusuhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gusuhada
McCune–Reischauer?kusuhada
Yale Romanization?kwuswuhata

Adjective

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

구수하다 (gusuhada) (infinitive 구수해 or 구수하여, sequential 구수하니)

  1. to be savoury or tasty as soybean paste stew or scorched rice
Conjugation

Etymology 2

구수(口授) (gusu) +‎ -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?gusuhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gusuhada
McCune–Reischauer?kusuhada
Yale Romanization?kwūswuhata

Verb

구수하다 (gusuhada) (infinitive 구수해 or 구수하여, sequential 구수하니, hanja 口授하다)

  1. (transitive, formal) to instruct orally
Conjugation