족다

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Jeju

Etymology

Most likely cognate with Korean 작다 (jakda) and 적다 (jeokda), though the vowel change is unclear.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jokda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jogda
Yale Romanization?cwok.ta

Adjective

족다 (jokda)

  1. (to be) small
    Antonym: 크다 (keuda)
    가: 헤영ᄒᆞᆫ 우와게, 좋다!
    나: 겐디, ᄒᆞᄊᆞᆯ 족아 붸는디 ᄄᆞᆫ 바꽈보크라마씀?
    Ga: I heyeonghawn uwage, mak jota-i!
    Na: Gendi, hawssawl joga bweneundi ttawn geol-lo bakkwabokeura-masseum?
    A: This white dress shirt, it's really nice!
    B:That's true, but it looks a bit small on you; would you like to change it out for a different one?
  2. (to be) few
    Antonym: 하다 (hada)
    넘은헨 ᄒᆞᆫ 방울 ᄂᆞ리지 아년 수확 족읍데다.
    Neomeunhen bi-ga hawn bang'ul-do nawriji anyeon suhwag-i jogeupdeda.
    Last year, we didn't even get a drop of rain, so the harvest was few.

Derived terms

References

  • 송상조 (2023) “족다”, in 20세기 제주말 큰사전 , 한국문화사 , →ISBN, page 698