Korean

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Etymology

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남벌(濫伐) (nambeol, reckless deforestation) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)mbʌ̹ɾɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nambeolhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nambeolhada
McCune–Reischauer?nambŏrhada
Yale Romanization?nāmpel.hata

Verb

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남벌하다 (nambeolhada) (infinitive 남벌해 or 남벌하여, sequential 남벌하니)

  1. to deforest recklessly; to fell trees indiscriminately

Conjugation

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