Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 게으르다 (Yale: keyGuluta). Compare Yukjin Korean 게그르다 (gegeureuda), preserving the original /k/.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geeureuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geeuleuda
McCune–Reischauer?keŭrŭda
Yale Romanization?key.uluta

Adjective

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게으르다 (geeureuda) (infinitive 게을러, sequential 게으르니)

  1. to be lazy, to be idle

Conjugation

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