걷다

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

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  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

걷다 • (geotda) (irregular, infinitive 걸어, sequential 걸으니)

1. to walk

   매일 30분씩 걷는 게 몸에 좋다.

   Maeil 30bun-ssik geonneun ge mom-e jota.

   Walking 30 minutes a day is good for your health.

• 步 (bo), the hanja for step

First recorded in 1467, in the Moguja susimgyeol, as Middle Korean 걷다 (ket.ta).

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걷다 • (geotda) (infinitive 걷어, sequential 걷으니)

1. (of sheets) to fold up
2. (of sleeves) to roll up

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 걷다 (Yale: ket.ta). Formed as a contraction of 거두다 (geoduda).

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걷다 • (geotda) (infinitive 걷어, sequential 걷으니)

1. to gather; to earn; to harvest