숨거두다

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of (sum, breath) + 거두다 (geoduda, stop, withdraw).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)mɡʌ̹duda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sumgeoduda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sumgeoduda
McCune–Reischauer?sumgŏduda
Yale Romanization?swūmketwuta

Verb

숨거두다 • (sumgeoduda) (infinitive 숨거두어 or 숨거둬, sequential 숨거두니)

  1. to breathe one's last, die, perish

Conjugation

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