겨루다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 겨루다 (Yale: kyelwuta).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeoruda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeoluda
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏruda
Yale Romanization?kyelwuta

Verb

겨루다 (gyeoruda) (infinitive 겨루어 or 겨뤄, sequential 겨루니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to compete (with), to pit (one's skills against)

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