짚다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕip̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? jipda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jipda
McCune–Reischauer? chipta
Yale Romanization? ciphqta

Verb

짚다 (jipda) (infinitive 짚어, sequential 짚으니)

  1. To rely, rest (on a cane, stick, etc.)
    짚고 헤엄치기
    ttang jipgo heeomchigi
    as easy or safe as swimming (with the arms) resting on the ground
  2. To dip (a dipstick to stand on the bottom)
  3. To point (at something specific as (if) with a finger)
  4. To touch, feel (at some body part to examine the temperature, pulses, etc.)
  5. To guess, estimate (relying on, or starting from, some baseline)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 짚이다 (jipida, “to be estimated”)

See also

  • 깊다 (gipda, “to be deep”)
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