Korean

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Etymology

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패배(敗北) (paebae) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰɛ(ː)bɛɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)be̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?paebaehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?paebaehada
McCune–Reischauer?p'aebaehada
Yale Romanization?phāypayhata

Verb

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패배하다 (paebaehada) (infinitive 패배해 or 패배하여, sequential 패배하니)

  1. (intransitive) to lose, to be defeated
    Synonym: (native Korean) 지다 (jida)

Conjugation

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