불다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 블〯다〮 (Yale: pǔl-tá).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)ɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulda
McCune–Reischauer?pulda
Yale Romanization?pūlta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 불다 (bulda)
Causative불리다 (bullida)
Passive불리다 (bullida)

불다 (bulda) (infinitive 불어, sequential 부니)

  1. (intransitive, also figuratively, of wind) to blow
  2. (intransitive or transitive) to confess
  3. (transitive) to play/blow (a wind instrument)
  4. (transitive) to blow one's breath

Conjugation

Derived terms

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