Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. 펴— (pyeo-, “to spread”) + epenthetic —ㄹ (-l) + —치— (-chi-) + —다 (-da).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyeolchida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeolchida
McCune–Reischauer?p'yŏlch'ida
Yale Romanization?phyelchita

Verb

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펼치다 (pyeolchida) (infinitive 펼쳐 or 펼치어, sequential 펼치니)

  1. (transitive) to open; to lay out; to spread
  2. (transitive) to follow (dream); to stretch (imagination); to unfold
  3. (transitive, North Korea) to spread (rumour)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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