잠그다

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Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jamgeuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jamgeuda
McCune–Reischauer?chamgŭda
Yale Romanization?camkuta

Verb

잠그다 (jamgeuda) (infinitive 잠가, sequential 잠그니)

Korean verb set
Base 잠그다 (jamgeuda)
Passive잠기다 (jamgida)
  1. (transitive) to lock (door, lock), to turn off (valve, tap, gas)
  2. (transitive) to fasten (belt, button), to zip up (zipper)
  3. (transitive, North Korea) to shut (mouth)
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Etymology 2

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᄆᆞ다 (Yale: comota).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jamgeuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jamgeuda
McCune–Reischauer?chamgŭda
Yale Romanization?camkuta

Verb

잠그다 (jamgeuda) (infinitive 잠가, sequential 잠그니)

Korean verb set
Base 잠그다 (jamgeuda)
Passive잠기다 (jamgida)
  1. (transitive) to soak (something) in liquid, to immerse in water
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Derived terms