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)
- to confine, to lock up
1481, 삼강행실도충신도 (Samgang haengsil do chungsin do), page 6a:큰 구-데 가도고 飮食 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
- 가도〮이〮다〮 (kàtwóítá, “to get confined”)
- 가도〮혀〮다〮 (kàtwóhyétá, “to collect”)
Descendants