Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞ〮라다〮 (Yale: pólà-tá). From Old Korean 望良 (*POLa).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?barada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?balada
McCune–Reischauer?parada
Yale Romanization?palata

Verb

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바라다 (barada) (infinitive 바라, sequential 바라니) (transitive)

  1. to wish, to want, to desire, to hope for, to long for
    Synonym: 원(願)하다 (wonhada)
  2. to look toward something

Conjugation

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