숨넘어가다

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of (sum, breath) + 넘어가다 (neomeogada, to collapse or tilt).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)mnʌ̹mʌ̹ɡa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sumneomeogada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sumneom'eogada
McCune–Reischauer?sumnŏmŏgada
Yale Romanization?swūmnem.ekata

Verb

숨넘어가다 • (sumneomeogada) (infinitive 숨넘어가, sequential 숨넘어가니)

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

Conjugation

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