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 어〯엿〮브다〮 (Yale: ěyéspùtá). Original meaning was “pitiful”.

Doublet of 예쁘다 (yeppeuda).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eoyeoppeuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eoyeo'ppeuda
McCune–Reischauer?ŏyŏppŭda
Yale Romanization?e.ye.pputa

Adjective

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어여쁘다 (eoyeoppeuda) (infinitive 어여뻐, sequential 어여쁘니)

  1. (dated) to be pretty, beautiful
    Synonyms: 예쁘다 (yeppeuda), 아름답다 (areumdapda)

Conjugation

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