Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean 부플다 (Yale: pwuphulta).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bupulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bupulda
McCune–Reischauer?pup'ulda
Yale Romanization?pu.phulta

Verb

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부풀다 (bupulda) (infinitive 부풀어, sequential 부푸니)

  1. to inflate, (of bread) to rise
  2. to swell, to swell up, to be swollen
  3. to be buoyed up, to be full of (hope, anticipation)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • 붓다 (butda, “to swell up”)
  • 부르다 (bureuda, “to be full”)
  • 붇다 (butda, “to swell up”)