꾸다

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkuda
McCune–Reischauer?kkuda
Yale Romanization?kkwuta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean ᄭᅮ〮다〮 (Yale: skwú-tá).

Verb

꾸다 • (kkuda) (infinitive 꾸어 or , sequential 꾸니)

  1. to dream
    꾸다kkum-eul kkudato have a dream
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

First attested in the Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄢᅮ다 (Yale: pskwu-ta).

Verb

꾸다 • (kkuda) (infinitive 꾸어 or , sequential 꾸니)

  1. (rare) to borrow
Usage notes

Nowadays appears chiefly in the derived antonym 꾸어주다 (kkueojuda, to lend). The general word for "to borrow" is 빌리다 (billida).

Conjugation