Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 비〯웃〯다〮 (Yale: pǐ-wǔs-tá). Formed from 웃다 (utda, to laugh).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ut̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?biutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?biusda
McCune–Reischauer?piutta
Yale Romanization?pīwusta

Verb edit

비웃다 (biutda) (infinitive 비웃어, sequential 비웃으니)

  1. (transitive) to sneer at, to jeer at, to mock

Conjugation edit