Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 업다〮 (Yale: èptá).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eobda
McCune–Reischauer?ŏpta
Yale Romanization?epta

Verb

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업다 (eopda) (infinitive 업어, sequential 업으니)

  1. to carry (someone or something) on the back
  2. to implicate, to involve (someone) in
  3. to grab another person's kite by entangling the two kite strings
  4. (mainly of animals) to copulate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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