가도다

Middle Korean

Etymology

갇- (kat-, to collect) +‎ -오- (-wo-, causative suffix). Compare 가티〮다〮 (kàthítá, to get confined).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kàtótá⫽

Verb

가도〮다〮 (kàtwótá) (infinitive 가도〮아〮, sequential 가도〮니〮)

  1. to confine, to lock up
    • 1481, 삼강행실도충신도 (Samgang haengsil do chungsin do), page 6a:
      구-데 가도고 飮食(음식) 아니 주더니
      khu-n kwut-ey katwo-kwo UM.SIK ani cwu-teni
      They confined him in a big hole and did not give him food and water.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Korean: 가두다 (gaduda)