Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 머믈다 (Yale: memulta). Cognate with 묵— (muk-).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meomureuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meomuleuda
McCune–Reischauer?mŏmurŭda
Yale Romanization?memuluta

Verb

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머무르다 (meomureuda) (infinitive 머물러, sequential 머무르니)

  1. to stay, to remain
  2. to pause on one's way; to stop going

Conjugation

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