Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 밀〯다〮 (Yale: mǐl-tá).

However, placename glosses in the Samguk sagi (Chapter 34) imply that a native Korean word with the phonetic value of () (Middle Chinese /mˠiɪt̚/, Middle Sino-Korean míl) was considered equivalent to Chinese (tuī) "to push" as early as 757.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)ɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?milda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milda
McCune–Reischauer?milda
Yale Romanization?mīlta

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 밀다 (milda)
Passive밀리다 (millida)

밀다 (milda) (infinitive 밀어, sequential 미니)

  1. (transitive) to push
    Antonym: 당기다 (danggida, to pull)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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