Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 믄득〮 (Yale: mùntúk).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mundeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mundeug
McCune–Reischauer?mundŭk
Yale Romanization?muntuk

Ideophone edit

문득 (mundeuk)

  1. (of a thought or emotion) suddenly, spontaneously
    Synonyms: 두연(斗然) (duyeon), 갑자기 (gapjagi); see also Thesaurus:문득