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Middle Korean
Etymology
Middle Chinese 爲 (MC hjweH, “for (the sake of)”) + ᄒᆞ다〮 (hòtá, light verb deriving verbs).
Pronunciation
Verb
위〯ᄒᆞ다〮 (wǔyhòtá) (infinitive 위〯ᄒᆞ〮야〮 (wǔyhóyá), sequential 위〯ᄒᆞ니〮 (wǔyhòní), hanja 爲ᄒᆞ다)
- (transitive) to do (something) for the sake of
1447, 釋譜詳節 / 석보상절 [Seokbo sangjeol], page 6:1a:龍과〮 鬼神과〮 위〯ᄒᆞ〮야〮 說法ᄒᆞ〮더〮시다〮- was preaching for the sake of dragons and spirits.
Descendants
- Early Modern Korean: 위ᄒᆞ다 (wuyhota)