뚫다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 드ᇕ〯다〮 (Yale: tǔlW-tá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttulta
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttulhda
McCune–Reischauer?ttult'a
Yale Romanization?ttwulhta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 뚫다 (ttulta)
Passive뚫리다 (ttullida)

뚫다 (ttulta) (infinitive 뚫어, sequential 뚫으니) (transitive)

  1. to pierce a hole through, to bore through
    종이 구멍 뚫었다.
    jong'i-e gumeong-eul ttureotda.
    I pierced a hole through the paper.
    Antonym: 막다 (makda)
  2. to unblock something blocked
    변기 막혔는데 뚫어.
    byeon'gi-ga makhyeonneunde jom ttureobwa.
    The toilet is blocked, can you unblock it?
    Antonym: 막다 (makda)
  3. to overcome an obstacle
  4. (chiefly as 뚫고 있다) to be well-versed in a subject
  5. to divine another's intentions

Conjugation

Alternative forms

Historical and regional synonyms of 뚫다 (ttulta, to pierce a hole)
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GroupRegionLocationWords
Standardised formsSouth Korean Standard Language뚫다 (ttulta)
North Korean Cultured Language뚫다 (ttulta)
Historical formsMiddle Korean드ᇕ〯다〮 (tǔlW-tá) (most common), ᄠᅳᇕ〯다〮 (ptǔlW-tá) (probably dialectal)
Early Modern Seoul Koreanᄯᅮᆲ다 (ttulda) (most common), ᄯᅮᆶ다 (ttulta) (from 19th century)
Central KoreanGyeonggiModern colloquial Seoul뚫다 (ttulta)
Yeoncheon뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Paju뚫다 (ttulta)
Pocheon뚜르다 (ttureuda)
Ganghwa뚫다 (ttulta)
Gimpo뚫다 (ttulta)
Goyang뚫다 (ttulta)
Yangju뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Namyangju뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Gapyeong뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Siheung뚫다 (ttulta)
Gwangju뚫다 (ttulta)
Yangpyeong뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Hwaseong뚫다 (ttulta)
Osan뚫다 (ttulta)
Icheon뚧다 (ttulda)
YeongseoChuncheon뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Wonju뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Cheorwon뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Yanggu뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Inje뚧다 (ttupda)
Hongcheon뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Hoengseong뚤루다 (ttulluda)
YeongdongGangneung뚧다 (ttū̀pdá)
Yangyang뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Pyeongchang뚤루다 (ttulluda)
Yeongwol뚧다 (ttū̀pdá)
Jeongseon뚤루다 (ttulluda)
North ChungcheongCheongju뚧다 (ttulda)
Eumseong뚧다 (ttulda)
Chungju뚧다 (ttulda)
Jecheon뚧다 (ttulda)
Goesan뚧다 (ttulda)
Boeun뜳다 (ttēupda)
Okcheon뜳다 (tteupda)
Yeongdong뜳다 (tteupda)
South ChungcheongDaejeon뚧다 (ttupda)
Seosan뚫다 (ttulta)
Dangjin뚫다 (ttulta)
Asan뚫다 (ttulta)
Cheonan뚫다 (ttulta)
Yesan뚫다 (ttulta)
Hongseong뚫다 (ttulta)
Cheongyang뜷다 (tteulta)
Gongju뜷다 (tteulta)
Yeongi뚫다 (ttulta)
Boryeong뚫다 (ttulta)
Nonsan뜰따 (tteultta)
Geumsan뜳다 (tteupda)
South HwanghaeOngjin뚤루다 (ttulluda), 뚤따 (ttultta)
Anak뚫다 (ttulta)
Southeastern Korean
(Gyeongsang)
North GyeongsangDaegu떫다 (ttḕuldá)
Bonghwa뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
Uljin뚧다 (ttū̀ldá), 떫다 (ttḕoldá)
Mungyeong뚧다 (ttū̀ldá), 떫다 (ttḕoldá)
Yecheon뚧다 (ttū̀ldá), 떫다 (ttḕoldá)
Andong뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
Yeongyang뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
Sangju뚧다 (ttū̀ldá), 떫다 (ttḕoldá)
Uiseong뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
Cheongsong떫다 (ttḕoldá)
Gimcheon뜳다 (ttḕupdá)
Gumi뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
Gunwi뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
Pohang뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
Seongju떫다 (ttḕuldá)
Chilgok뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
Gyeongsan뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
Yeongcheon떫다 (ttḕuldá)
Goryeong뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
Cheongdo떫다 (ttḕuldá)
Gyeongju뚧다 (ttū̀ldá)
South GyeongsangBusan뚧다 (ttùldá)
Ulsan뚧다 (ttùldá), 둛다 (dùpdá)
Changwon뚧다 (ttùpdá), 뚧다 (ttùldá)
Hapcheon떫다 (ttèupdá), 뚧다 (ttùldá)
Changnyeong뚧다 (ttùldá)
Miryang떫다 (ttèupdá), 뚧다 (ttùldá)
Hamyang떫다 (ttèupdá)
Sancheong뚧다 (ttùpdá)
Uiryeong떫다 (ttèupdá)
Hadong뚧다 (ttùpdá)
Jinju뚧다 (ttùldá), 떫다 (ttèoldá)
Haman뚧다 (ttùpdá), 떫다 (ttèuldá)
Gimhae둛다 (dùpdá)
Yangsan뚧다 (ttùldá)
Sacheon떫다 (ttèopdá), 떫다 (ttèoldá)
Goseong떫다 (ttèopdá), 떫다 (ttèoldá)
Namhae떫다 (ttèopdá), 떫다 (ttèoldá)
Tongyeong떫다 (ttèopdá), 떫다 (ttèoldá)
Geoje떫다 (ttèupdá), 뚧다 (ttùldá)
Southwestern Korean
(Jeolla)
North JeollaGunsan뚫다 (ttulta)
Iksan뚫다 (ttulta)
Wanju뚫다 (ttulta)
Jinan뚧다 (ttupda)
Muju뜳다 (tteupda)
Gimje떯다 (tteolta)
Buan떯다 (tteolta)
Imsil뚧다 (ttupda)
Jangsu뚧다 (ttupda)
Gochang뜷다 (tteulta)
Sunchang뚫다 (ttulta)
Namwon뚧다 (ttupda)
South JeollaYeonggwang뜷다 (tteulta)
Jangseong뚫다 (ttulta)
Damyang뚫다 (ttulta)
Gokseong뚫다 (ttulta)
Gurye뚧다 (ttupda)
Hampyeong떯다 (tteolta)
Sinan뛰르다 (ttwireuda)
Naju뜷다 (tteulta)
Hwasun뚫다 (ttulta)
Suncheon뚧다 (ttupda)
Gwangyang뚧다 (ttupda)
Yeongam뚫다 (ttulta)
Jindo뜷다 (tteulta)
Haenam뚫다 (ttulta)
Gangjin뛰르다 (ttwireuda)
Jangheung뛰르다 (ttwireuda)
Boseong뛰르다 (ttwireuda)
Goheung뚤따 (ttultta)
Northeastern Korean
(Hamgyong)
North HamgyongChongjin둛다 (dúpdà)
Kimchaek둛다 (dŭpdà)
Kilju둙다 (dŭkdà), 둛다 (dŭpdà)
Myongchon뚧다 (ttúpdà), 뚤르다 (ttùlúdà)
Kyongsong둛다 (dúpdà), 뚤르다 (ttùlúdà)
Puryong뚤르다 (ttùlúdà)
Musan둛다 (dúpdà), 뚧다 (ttúpdà)
Yukjin KoreanYukjinHoeryong둛다 (dúpdà), 뚥다 (ttúkdà)
Onsong둛다 (dúpdà), 뚥다 (ttúkdà)
Kyongwon둙다 (dúkdà), 뚧다 (ttúpdà)
JejuJeju Cityᄄᆞᆲ다 (ttawpda), ᄄᆞᆯ르다 (ttawlleuda), ᄄᆞᆯ우다 (ttawruda)
Daejeongᄄᆞᆲ다 (ttawpda), ᄄᆞᆯ르다 (ttawlleuda), ᄄᆞᆯ우다 (ttawruda)
Gujwaᄄᆞᆲ다 (ttawpda), ᄄᆞᆯ르다 (ttawlleuda), ᄄᆞᆯ우다 (ttawruda)
Seogwipoᄄᆞᆲ다 (ttawpda), ᄄᆞᆯ르다 (ttawlleuda), ᄄᆞᆯ우다 (ttawruda)
This table is an amalgamation of surveys of speakers mostly born before 1950 and may not reflect the language of younger speakers, which has lexically converged towards the standard Seoul dialect in both North and South Koreas.

Derived terms

  • 꿰뚫다 (kkwettulta)
  • 내뚫다 (naettulta)
  • 뚫어지다 (ttureojida)
  • 맞뚫다 (matttulta)
  • 빗뚫다 (bitttulta)
  • 치뚫다 (chittulta)
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