Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Jeongsok eonhae (正俗諺解 / 정속언해 (of 李源周敎授本 / 이원주 교수본)), 1518, as Middle Korean ᄧᅴᆼ긔다 (Yale: pcuyngkuyta). Ablaut form: 쨍그리다 (jjaenggeurida).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjinggeurida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjinggeulida
McCune–Reischauer?tchinggŭrida
Yale Romanization?ccingkulita

Verb

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찡그리다 (jjinggeurida) (infinitive 찡그려 or 찡그리어, sequential 찡그리니)

  1. (transitive) to twist up (one's face, eyes) into a scowl; to frown

Conjugation

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