무자맥질하다

Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 므ᄌᆞ미ᄒᆞ다 (Yale: mucomihota). 무자맥질 (mujamaekjil, swimming) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mud͡ʑa̠mɛk̚t͡ɕ͈iɾɦa̠da̠] ~ [mud͡ʑa̠me̞k̚t͡ɕ͈iɾɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mujamaekjilhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mujamaegjilhada
McCune–Reischauer?mujamaekchirhada
Yale Romanization?mucamaykcil.hata

Verb edit

무자맥질하다 (mujamaekjilhada) (infinitive 무자맥질해 or 무자맥질하여, sequential 무자맥질하니)

  1. (intransitive) to dip, dive, duck, submerge, swim under water

Conjugation edit

See also edit