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 일ᄏᆞᆯ이다 (Yale: ilkholGita). Equivalent to 일컫— (ilkeot-) + —이— (-i-) + —다 (-da).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ilkeollida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilkeollida
McCune–Reischauer?ilk'ŏllida
Yale Romanization?il.khellita

Verb

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일컬리다 (ilkeollida) (infinitive 일컬려 or 일컬리어, sequential 일컬리니)

  1. (intransitive) passive of 일컫다 (ilkeotda): to be called; to be named; to be referred to

Conjugation

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