빗기다

Korean

Etymology

빗- (bit-, to comb) + -기- (-gi-, causative suffix) + -다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 빗기다 (Yale: piskita).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bitgida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bisgida
McCune–Reischauer?pitkida
Yale Romanization?piskita

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 빗다 (bitda)
Causative빗기다 (bitgida)

빗기다 • (bitgida) (infinitive 빗겨 or 빗기어, sequential 빗기니)

  1. (transitive) to comb (someone else's hair)
  2. (transitive) to make (someone) comb (a person's hair)

Conjugation