Korean

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Etymology

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Formed as the passive of the now uncommon 짊다 (jimda, “to tie to a carrying frame”), by the regular addition of the suffix 지다 (jida) to the stem 짊어 (jilmeo).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jilmeojida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jilm'eojida
McCune–Reischauer?chilmŏjida
Yale Romanization?cilm.ecita

Verb

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짊어지다 (jilmeojida) (infinitive 짊어지어 or 짊어져, sequential 짊어지니)

  1. to carry on one's back, to shoulder, to bear (a burden)

Conjugation

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