Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄉᆞ〮ᄅᆞ다〮 (Yale: sólò-tá), a causative form of ᄉᆞᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: sól-tá, “id.”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sareuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saleuda
McCune–Reischauer?sarŭda
Yale Romanization?saluta

Verb

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사르다 (sareuda) (infinitive 살라, sequential 사르니) (transitive)

  1. to burn (destroy)
    Synonym: 태우다 (tae'uda)
  2. to make / light (a fire)
    Synonym: 때다 (ttaeda)
  3. (figuratively) to devote

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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