아끼다

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 아끼다 (akkida).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /a̠k͈ida̠/

Verb

아끼다 (akkida)

  1. to take care

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 앗기〮다〮 (Yale: àskí-tá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?akkida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?a'kkida
McCune–Reischauer?akkida
Yale Romanization?a.kkita

Verb

아끼다 (akkida) (infinitive 아껴 or 아끼어, sequential 아끼니) (transitive)

  1. to cherish
  2. to save or conserve something

Conjugation