Korean

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Etymology

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퇴각(退却) (toegak) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰwe̞(ː)ɡa̠kʰa̠da̠] ~ [ˈtʰø̞(ː)ɡa̠kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?toegakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?toegaghada
McCune–Reischauer?t'oegakhada
Yale Romanization?thōykak.hata

Noun

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퇴각하다 (toegakhada)

  1. to retreat, to withdraw