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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 가ᄫᆞᆫ〮ᄃᆡ〮 (Yale: kàWóntóy), apparently from the adnominal form of the unattested verb *갑〯다〮 (Yale: *kǎW-tá, hence perhaps meaning "to be central") + ᄃᆡ〮 (Yale: tóy, “place”, modern 데 (de)).
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | gaunde |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gaunde |
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McCune–Reischauer? | kaunde |
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Yale Romanization? | kawuntey |
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Noun
가운데 • (gaunde)
- center; the middle
- out of, among
- amid, as, with, indicating in the course of doing something