Korean

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Etymology

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Univerbation of (sum, breath) +‎ 가쁘다 (gappeuda, to be short of breath).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)mɡa̠p͈ɯda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sumgappeuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sumga'ppeuda
McCune–Reischauer?sumgappŭda
Yale Romanization?swūmka.pputa

Verb

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숨가쁘다 (sumgappeuda) (infinitive 숨가빠, sequential 숨가쁘니)

  1. to be out of breath

Conjugation

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