낮추다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Guhwang chwaryo (救荒撮要 / 구황촬요), 1554, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞ초다 (Yale: nochwota). Causative form of 낮다 (natda, “to be low”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?natchuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?najchuda
McCune–Reischauer?natch'uda
Yale Romanization?nacchwuta

Verb

낮추다 • (natchuda) (infinitive 낮추어 or 낮춰, sequential 낮추니)

  1. to make it lower, bring down
    높은 나무낮추고 낮은 나무높이신다. (에스겔 17:24)
    ju-neun nopeun namu-reul natchugo najeun namu-reul nopisinda. (Eseugel 17:24)
    The Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. (Ezekiel 17:24)
  2. to humble
    누구든지 자신높이는 낮아지고, 자신낮추는 높아질 이다. (누가복음 14:11)
    nugu-deunji jasin-eul nopineun i-neun najajigo, jasin-eul natchuneun i-neun nopajil geos-ida. (Nugabogeum 14:11)
    For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. (Luke 14:11)

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