Korean

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 버히〮다〮 (Yale: pèh-í-tá), originally a causative of the verb 벟다〮 (pèh-tá, to be cut, intransitive). The word has become monomorphemic, as the source verb is now obsolete.

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 베다 (beda)
Passive베이다 (beida)

베다 (beda) (infinitive or 베어, sequential 베니) (transitive)

  1. to cut, to chop
  2. to fell, to slice, to slash
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 볘〯다〮 (Yale: pyěy-tá).

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 베다 (beda)
Causative베우다 (be'uda)

베다 (beda) (infinitive or 베어, sequential 베니) (transitive)

  1. to pillow
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