Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 덞다 (Yale: telmta). Original meaning was “to dye, to stain”; compare 더러워지다 (deoreowojida).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

닮다 (damda) (infinitive 닮아, sequential 닮으니)

  1. to resemble, to look like

Conjugation edit

Antonyms edit