Korean

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Etymology

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육박(肉薄) (yukbak) +‎ 하다 (-hada, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yukbakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yugbaghada
McCune–Reischauer?yukpakhada
Yale Romanization?yukpak.hata

Verb

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육박하다 (yukbakhada) (infinitive 육박해 or 육박하여, sequential 육박하니)

  1. to approach (especially used with numbers)
    프로 배드민턴 선수 셔틀콕 시속 500km 육박한다.
    Peuro baedeuminteon seonsu-ui syeoteulkog-eun sisok o baek-killomiteo-e yukbakhanda.
    The [speed of the] shuttlecock of a professional badminton player approaches 500km per hour.

Conjugation

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