Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Gyobon Yeokdae Sijo Jeonseo (교본 역대 시조 전서) as ᄇᆞᆰ가벗다 (bᆞlgabeotda)

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?balgabeotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?balgabeosda
McCune–Reischauer?palgabŏtta
Yale Romanization?pal.kapesta

Verb edit

발가벗다 (balgabeotda) (infinitive 발가벗어, sequential 발가벗으니)

  1. to take off all one's clothes, to be naked
  2. (figuratively) a state in which there are few trees or grasses on a mountain, so that the soil is exposed.
  3. (figuratively) a condition in which the leaves of a tree have fall and its branches are exposed
  4. a state in which you have nothing more to keep or hide by disclosing all your belongings, thoughts, facts, etc.

Conjugation edit