Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 다ᄃᆞᆷ〮다〮 (Yale: tàtóm-tá).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dadeumda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dadeumda
McCune–Reischauer?tadŭmta
Yale Romanization?tatumqta

Verb

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 더듬다 (deodeumda)
Yang-form 다듬다 (dadeumda)

다듬다 (dadeumda) (infinitive 다듬어, sequential 다듬으니) (transitive)

  1. to prune, to trim
  2. to make even, to smooth
  3. to plume, to preen
  4. to polish, to refine
  5. to finish up

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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