모시다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 뫼시다 (Yale: mwoysita). From Old Korean 邀里白 (*MWOlisolp).

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?mosida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mosida
McCune–Reischauer?mosida
Yale Romanization?mōsita

Verb

모시다 (mosida) (infinitive 모셔 or 모시어, sequential 모시니)

  1. to serve or wait on a higher-status person
  2. (honorific) honorific of 몰다 (molda, to drive, accompany)
    to escort

Conjugation

References

  • Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 632.