Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 다믈다 (Yale: tamulta). Compare 닿다 (data), 물다 (mulda).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?damulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?damulda
McCune–Reischauer?tamulda
Yale Romanization?tamulta

Verb edit

다물다 (damulda) (infinitive 다물어, sequential 다무니)

  1. (transitive) to shut (mouth), to close (mouth)
  2. (transitive) to keep (one's mouth) shut, to keep quiet, to keep silent

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit