머뭇거리다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 머믓거리다 (Yale: memuskelita). From 머뭇 (meomut, hesitation) + 거리다 (-georida, suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mʌ̹mut̚k͈ʌ̹ɾida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meomutgeorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meomusgeolida
McCune–Reischauer?mŏmutkŏrida
Yale Romanization?memuskelita

Verb

머뭇거리다 • (meomutgeorida) (infinitive 머뭇거려 or 머뭇거리어, sequential 머뭇거리니)

  1. (intransitive) to hesitate, to falter

Conjugation

See also

  • 머뭇하다 (meomuthada, to hesitate, waver)
  • 머뭇대다 (meomutdaeda, to hold back, hesitate)
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