Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppalda
McCune–Reischauer?ppalda
Yale Romanization?ppalta
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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄲᆞᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: spól-tá).

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 빨다 (ppalda)
Causative빨리다 (ppallida)
Passive빨리다 (ppallida)

빨다 (ppalda) (infinitive 빨아, sequential 빠니) (transitive)

  1. to sip, to suck
  2. to fellate
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄲᆞᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: spól-tá).

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 빨다 (ppalda)
Causative빨리다 (ppallida)
Passive빨리다 (ppallida)

빨다 (ppalda) (infinitive 빨아, sequential 빠니) (transitive)

  1. to wash (clothes), to launder
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  • 씻다 (ssitda, to wash (anything else than clothes))

Etymology 3

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄲᆞᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: spól-tá).

Adjective

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빨다 (ppalda) (infinitive 빨아, sequential 빠니)

  1. to be pointed, to be tapered, to be hollow (as of cheeks)
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