Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 덜〯다〮 (Yale: těl-tá).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɘ(ː)ɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?deolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?deolda
McCune–Reischauer?tŏlda
Yale Romanization?tēlta

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 덜다 (deolda)
Passive덜리다 (deollida)

덜다 (deolda) (infinitive 덜어, sequential 더니) (transitive)

  1. to subtract
  2. to cut down

Conjugation

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