살다

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Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 살〯다〮 (Yale: sǎl-tá). From Old Korean 活里 (*SAli).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 살다 (salda)
Causative살리다 (sallida)

살다 (salda) (infinitive 살아, sequential 사니)

  1. (intransitive or transitive) to live
  2. (intransitive) to dwell

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit