거리치다

Middle Korean

Etymology

거맃〮다〮 (kèlíchtá, to scoop) +‎ -이〮- (-í-, causative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kɘ̀lít͡sʰí-tá⫽

Verb

거리〮치〮다〮 (kèlíchítá) (infinitive 거리〮쳐〮, sequential 거리〮치〮니〮)

  1. (figurative) to save, to give help
    • 1447, 석보상절 [seokbosangjeol], volume 6, translation of original in Literary Chinese, page 13a:
      布施(보〯시)ᄒᆞ기〮ᄅᆞᆯ〮 즐〮겨〮 艱難(간난)ᄒᆞ며〮 어〯엿〮븐 사〯ᄅᆞᄆᆞᆯ〮 쥐〯주〮어〮 거리〮칠〮ᄊᆡ〮
      PWǑ.SÌ-hò-kí-lól cúlky-é KÀN.NÀN-hò-myé ěyéspù-n sǎlòm-ól cwǔycwú-é kèlíchí-lssóy
      [original: 好喜布施 賑貧乏及諸孤老。]
      Since he likes to give charity, and he gives to and saves the poor and the pitiable,
    • 1517, 번역노걸대하 [beonyeongnogeoldaeha], translation of original in Chinese, page 6a:
      ᄀᆞ자ᇰ 만히 거리치믈 니부라.
      Kocang manh-i tye-uy kelichi-mul nip-wula.
      [original: 好生多得他]
      I have received a lot of their help.

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