Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeondida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeondida
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏndida
Yale Romanization?kyentita

Verb

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견디다 (gyeondida) (infinitive 견뎌 or 견디어, sequential 견디니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to endure
    Synonym: 참다 (chamda)

Conjugation

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