깨물다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Middle Korean ᄞᅢ믈다 (pkaymulta). Equivalent to 깨— (kkae-, “to break, to crush”) + 물— (mul-, “to bite, to gnaw”) + —다 (da).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[k͈e̞muɭda̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[깨물다]
Revised Romanization? kkaemulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? kkaemulda
McCune–Reischauer? kkaemulda
Yale Romanization? kkaymulta

Verb

깨물다 • (kkaemulda) (infinitive 깨물어, sequential 깨무니)

  1. to chew, to bite hard, to gnaw
    혀를 깨물다 ― hyeoreul kkaemulda ― to bite one's tongue

Conjugation

Synonyms

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