Korean

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Etymology

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굶— (gum-) + 주리— (juri-) + —다 (-da).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)md͡ʑuɾida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gumjurida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gulmjulida
McCune–Reischauer?kumjurida
Yale Romanization?kwūlmcwulita

Verb

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굶주리다 (gumjurida) (infinitive 굶주려 or 굶주리어, sequential 굶주리니) (intransitive)

  1. to starve; to be hungry
  2. (figurative) to be hungry for (knowledge etc.)

Conjugation

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See also

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