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”) + (da).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[k͈e̞muɭda̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
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
    깨물다hyeoreul kkaemuldato bite one's tongue

Conjugation

Synonyms

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