Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄉᆞᆯ펴보다 (Yale: solphyepwota).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?salpyeoboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?salpyeoboda
McCune–Reischauer?salp'yŏboda
Yale Romanization?sal.phyepota

Verb edit

살펴보다 (salpyeoboda) (infinitive 살펴봐 or 살펴보아, sequential 살펴보니)

  1. to observe, to watch attentively
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      연구자들은 단서를 찾기 위해 인공위성에서 전송된 사진들을 살펴본다.
      yeon'gujadeureun danseoreul chatgi wihae in'gong'wiseong'eseo jeonsongdoen sajindeureul salpyeobonda.
      Researchers look at images from satellites for clues.

Conjugation edit