See also: 끓다

Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄭᅮᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: skwúl-tá).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkulta
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkulhda
McCune–Reischauer?kkult'a
Yale Romanization?kkwulhta

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 꿇다 (kkulta)
Causative꿇리다 (kkullida)
Passive꿇리다 (kkullida)

꿇다 (kkulta) (infinitive 꿇어, sequential 꿇으니)

  1. (transitive) to kneel
    무릎 꿇다mureup-eul kkultato bend one's knees; to surrender

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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