Korean

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Etymology

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From 말대꾸 (maldaekku, retort) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭdɛk͈uɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈma̠(ː)ɭde̞k͈uɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maldaekkuhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maldae'kkuhada
McCune–Reischauer?maldaekkuhada
Yale Romanization?māltay.kkwuhata

Verb

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말대꾸하다 (maldaekkuhada) (infinitive 말대꾸해 or 말대꾸하여, sequential 말대꾸하니)

  1. to talk back, retort, backtalk

Conjugation

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