새기다

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Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 사기다 (Yale: sakita).

1459, 월인석보 2:49
刻ᅌᆞᆫ 사길씨라.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saegida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saegida
McCune–Reischauer?saegida
Yale Romanization?saykita

Verb

새기다 (saegida) (infinitive 새겨 or 새기어, sequential 새기니)

  1. (transitive) to carve; to etch; to engrave
  2. (transitive, figurative) to be deeply etched on one's mind
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Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 사기다 (Yale: sakita).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saegida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saegida
McCune–Reischauer?saegida
Yale Romanization?saykita

Verb

새기다 (saegida) (infinitive 새겨 or 새기어, sequential 새기니)

  1. (transitive) to translate (Classical Chinese, Hanja, etc.) into Korean
  2. (transitive) to interpret; to explain
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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saegida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saegida
McCune–Reischauer?saegida
Yale Romanization?saykita

Verb

새기다 (saegida) (infinitive 새겨 or 새기어, sequential 새기니)

  1. (transitive) to chew the cud; to ruminate
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