Korean

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Etymology

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  • 내- (nae-) + 밀다 (milda, “to push”).
  • First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 내밀다 (Yale: naymilta).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)miɭda̠] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)miɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naemilda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naemilda
McCune–Reischauer?naemilda
Yale Romanization?nāymilta

Verb

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내밀다 (naemilda) (infinitive 내밀어, sequential 내미니)

  1. To push or thrust out or forward.
  2. To hand out.
  3. To hand off.

Conjugation

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