Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞ〮라다〮 (Yale: pólà-tá). From Old Korean 望良 (*POLa).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?barada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?balada
McCune–Reischauer?parada
Yale Romanization?palata

Verb edit

바라다 (barada) (infinitive 바라, sequential 바라니) (transitive)

  1. to wish, to want, to desire, to hope for, to long for
    Synonym: 원(願)하다 (wonhada)
  2. to look toward something

Conjugation edit