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 안〯다〮 (Yale: ǎn-tá).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 안다 (anda)
Causative안기다 (an'gida)
Passive안기다 (an'gida)

안다 (anda) (infinitive 안아, sequential 안으니) (transitive)

  1. to hug, to embrace
  2. to take on (a debt, responsibility, etc.)

Conjugation

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