Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 남〯다〮 (Yale: nǎm-tá). From Old Korean 餘音 (*NAm).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 남다 (namda)
Causative남기다 (namgida)

남다 (namda) (infinitive 남아, sequential 남으니) (intransitive)

  1. to remain, to be left over
  2. to profit
    Antonym: 밑지다 (mitjida)

Conjugation edit