Korean

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Etymology

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From 납북(拉北) (napbuk, abduction to North Korea) +‎ 되다 (-doeda, to be, light verb deriving passive verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠p̚p͈uk̚t͈we̞da̠] ~ [na̠p̚p͈uk̚t͈ø̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?napbukdoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nabbugdoeda
McCune–Reischauer?nappuktoeda
Yale Romanization?nap.puktoyta

Verb

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납북되다 (napbukdoeda) (infinitive 납북돼 or 납북되어, sequential 납북되니)

  1. to be abducted to North Korea

Conjugation

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