Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 무듸〮다〮 (Yale: mwùtúy-tá).

Compare Manchu ᠮᠣᡩᠣ (modo, dull)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mudida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mudida
McCune–Reischauer?mudida
Yale Romanization?mutita

Adjective

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무디다 (mudida) (infinitive 무뎌 or 무디어, sequential 무디니)

  1. (of a blade, edge, etc.) to be dull, blunt
    Synonym: 둔(鈍)하다 (dunhada)
    Antonym: 예리(銳利)하다 (yerihada, to be sharp)
  2. (of perception) to be slow-witted
    Synonym: 둔(鈍)하다 (dunhada)
    Antonym: 예민(銳敏)하다 (yeminhada, to be acute)
  3. to be brusque, impolite

Conjugation

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