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 엳〯ᄌᆞᆸ다〮 (Yale: yětcòp-tá).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)t͡ɕ͈up̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeojjupda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeo'jjubda
McCune–Reischauer?yŏtchupta
Yale Romanization?yē.ccwupta

Verb

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여쭙다 (yeojjupda) (irregular, infinitive 여쭈워, sequential 여쭈우니)

  1. (honorific, elevating the person being asked) to ask; to inquire
    할머니께 여쭈워 봐라.
    Halmeonikke yeojjuwo bwara.
    Ask your grandmother to find out.

Conjugation

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