Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

빌다 (bilda) (infinitive 빌어, sequential 비니) (transitive or intransitive)

  1. to wish, to pray for something
    삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다
    samga goinui myeongbogeul bimnida
    rest in peace
    (literally, “I reverently wish for the happiness of the deceased in the next world”)
  2. to beg for, to ask for

Conjugation edit