뜯다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄠᅳᆮ다 (bdeutda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͈ɯt̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? tteutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? tteudda
McCune–Reischauer? ttŭtta
Yale Romanization? ttutqta

Verb

뜯다 (tteutda) (infinitive 뜯어, sequential 뜯으니)

Etymology

From First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄠᆞᆮ다 (pteutda).

  1. to tear, pick, pluck
    벽지를 뜯다.
    Byeokjireul tteutda.
    to rip off the wallpaper
  2. to graze (grass)
    목초지에는 풀을 뜯고 있는 몇 마리의 암소들이 있었다.
    Mokchojieneun pureul tteutgo inneun myeot mariui amsodeuri isseotda.
    There were some cows grazing in a field.
  3. to play (a stringed instrument)
  4. to disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle
  5. to extort, levy (fine, penalty, tax, tenth)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Causative: 뜯기다 (tteutgida)
  • 뜯어내다 (tteudeonaeda, “to tear off”)
  • 뜯어먹다 (tteudeomeokda, “to graze, bite off, sponge (on someone)”)
  • 물어뜯다 (mureotteutda, “to bite off”)
  • 헐뜯다 (heoltteutda, “to slander”)
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