Korean

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Etymology

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(heut-, to scatter) + 날리다 (nallida, to be flown; to cause to fly).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heunnallida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heutnallida
McCune–Reischauer?hŭnnallida
Yale Romanization?huthnallita

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 흩날다 (heunnalda)
Causative흩날리다 (heunnallida)
Passive흩날리다 (heunnallida)

흩날리다 (heunnallida) (infinitive 흩날려 or 흩날리어, sequential 흩날리니)

  1. (intransitive) to scatter in the wind; to be scattered by the wind
    노인 흩날리는 백발
    noin-ui heunnallineun baekbal
    the old man's fluttering white beard
  2. (transitive) to scatter in the wind; to cause to be scattered by the wind
    낙엽 흩날리는 가을 바람
    nagyeob-eul heunnallineun ga'eul baram
    the autumn wind that scatters the fallen leaves

Usage notes

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  • Technically, 흩날다 (heunnalda) is active "to scatter in the wind" and 흩날리다 (heunnallida) is passive "to be scattered by the wind". In practice, the two are largely synonymous and the latter is more common.