Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄩᅥᆯ〯다〮 (Yale: pthěl-tá).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰɘ(ː)ɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?teolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?teolda
McCune–Reischauer?t'ŏlda
Yale Romanization?thēlta

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 털다 (teolda)
Causative털리다 (teollida)
Passive털리다 (teollida)

털다 (teolda) (infinitive 털어, sequential 터니) (transitive)

  1. to shake off, to brush off (as dust, etc.)
  2. to empty
  3. to rob, to steal

Conjugation edit