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 비리다 (Yale: pilita). Ablaut form: 배리다 (baerida).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?birida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bilida
McCune–Reischauer?pirida
Yale Romanization?pilita

Adjective

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비리다 (birida) (infinitive 비려 or 비리어, sequential 비리니)

  1. smelling of fish, fishy
  2. stingy, miserly
  3. nasty, disgusting

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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