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 열이〮다〮 (Yale: yèlGí-tá).

(yeol-, to open) + (-ri-, passive suffix) + (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeollida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeollida
McCune–Reischauer?yŏllida
Yale Romanization?yellita

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 열다 (yeolda)
Passive열리다 (yeollida)

열리다 (yeollida) (infinitive 열려 or 열리어, sequential 열리니)

  1. (intransitive) to open, to be opened
    Antonym: 닫히다 (dachida)
  2. (intransitive, of fruits) to ripen
    Synonym: (rare) 열다 (yeolda)
    나무 열매 주렁주렁 열렸다.Namu-e yeolmae-ga jureongjureong yeollyeotda.The tree is laden with fruit ripened.

Conjugation

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