Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 숨〮다〮 (Yale: swúm-tá).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 숨다 (sumda)
Causative숨기다 (sumgida)

숨다 (sumda) (infinitive 숨어, sequential 숨으니)

  1. (intransitive) to hide, disappear

Conjugation

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