Korean

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Etymology

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대변(大便) (daebyeon, excrement) +‎ 보다 (boda, to take).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)bjʌ̹nbo̞da̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)bjʌ̹nbo̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daebyeonboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daebyeonboda
McCune–Reischauer?taebyŏnboda
Yale Romanization?tāypyenpota

Verb

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대변보다 (daebyeonboda) (infinitive 대변봐 or 대변보아, sequential 대변보니, hanja 大便보다)

  1. (euphemistic) to evacuate one's bowels
    Synonym: 뒤보다 (dwiboda)

Conjugation

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