굳세다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 굳세〯다〮 (Yale: kwùt-sěy-tá), equivalent to 굳다 (gutda, “to be hard”) +‎ 세다 (seda, “to be strong”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gutseda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gudseda
McCune–Reischauer?kusseda
Yale Romanization?kwutseyta

Adjective

굳세다 • (gutseda) (infinitive 굳세 or 굳세어, sequential 굳세니)

  1. to be firm, to be strong, to be steadfast

Conjugation

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