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 버〯리다〮 (Yale: pělì-tá).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)ɾida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beol'ida
McCune–Reischauer?pŏrida
Yale Romanization?pēl.ita

Verb

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벌이다 (beorida) (infinitive 벌여 or 벌이어, sequential 벌이니) (transitive)

  1. to start, to begin
  2. to stage, to throw, to give
  3. to wage

Conjugation

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