거리치다

거맃〮다〮 (kèlíchtá, “to scoop”) +‎ -이〮- (-í-, causative or 'empty' suffix). Alternatively, 거리〮다〮 (kèlítá, “to scoop”) +‎ 치〮- (chí-, “to raise, to take care of”).^[1]

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

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 賑濟貧乏及諸孤老。]

     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 뎌의 거리치믈 니부라.

     Kocang manh-i tye-uy kelichi-mul nip-wula.

     [original: 好生多得他濟。]

     I have received a lot of their help.