Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

First attested in the Gukhan hoehwa (國韓會話 / 국한회화), 1895, as Early Modern Korean 졸리다 (Yale: cwollita).

Equivalent to (cwol-, to doze off) +‎ (-li-, causative/passive suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)ʎʎida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jollida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jollida
McCune–Reischauer?chollida
Yale Romanization?cōllita

Verb edit

졸리다 (jollida) (infinitive 졸려 or 졸리어, sequential 졸리니)

  1. (intransitive) to feel/get sleepy/drowsy
Conjugation edit

Adjective edit

졸리다 (jollida) (infinitive 졸려 or 졸리어, sequential 졸리니)

  1. (proscribed) to be sleepy/drowsy
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

조르 (joreu-, to tighten; to strangle) + (-i-, passive suffix) + (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jollida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jollida
McCune–Reischauer?chollida
Yale Romanization?collita

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 조르다 (joreuda)
Passive졸리다 (jollida)

졸리다 (jollida) (infinitive 졸려 or 졸리어, sequential 졸리니)

  1. (intransitive) passive of 조르다 (joreuda, to strangle): to be strangled
    졸려 죽다mog-i jollyeo jukdato be strangled to death
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

조르 (joreu-, to pester; to press) + (-i-, passive suffix) + (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jollida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jollida
McCune–Reischauer?chollida
Yale Romanization?collita

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 조르다 (joreuda)
Passive졸리다 (jollida)

졸리다 (jollida) (infinitive 졸려 or 졸리어, sequential 졸리니)

  1. (intransitive) passive of 조르다 (joreuda, to pester; to press)
    1. to be pestered for a favour
    2. to be pressed (for debt, etc.)
Conjugation edit