끄르다

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

끄르다 • (kkeureuda) (infinitive 끌러, sequential 끄르니) (transitive)

1. to untie, to loosen, to unpack

   Synonym: (now more common) 풀다 (pulda)

   • c. 1900 (pub. 1940), 이고본 춘향전/李古本 春香傳 [Yi's old edition of the Chunhyangjeon], pages 220—221:

     남가여혼 첫날밤에 신랑신부 서로 만나 금슬우지 즐길 때에 신부를 벗기려면 큰머리, 화관족두리, 금봉차, 월귀탄 벗겨놓고, 웃저고리, 웃치마, 단속곳, 바지끈 끌러 벗긴 후에 신랑이 나중 벗고 신부를 안아다가 이불 속에 안고 누워 […]

     namgayeohon cheonnalbam-e sillangsinbu seoro manna geumseuruji jeulgil ttae-e sinbu-reul beotgiryeomyeon keunmeori, hwagwanjokduri, geumbongcha, wolgwitan beotgyeonoko, utjeogori, utchima, dansokgot, bajikkeun kkeulleo beotgin hu-e sillang-i najung beotgo sinbu-reul anadaga ibul sog-e an'go nuwo [ … ]

     On the first night of a man's marriage to a woman, when the groom and the bride meet each other and enjoy their marital intimacy, if he would undress the bride, he should take off her wig, flower-decorated bridal crown, phoenix-shaped gold hairpin, and her earrings, and then loosen and take off her upper garment, skirt, pettycoat, and belt; then afterwards the groom should undress himself, and then embrace the bride and lie down under the sheets, embracing her

     (orthography modernized)

   • 2017, 곽은정 [gwageunjeong], “늦은 고백 [neujeun gobaek, A late confession]”, in Sungmyeong munhak‎, volume 5, pages 216—232:

     숨을 고르며 셔츠의 단추를 끄르고 망가진 채 바닥에 뒹구는 돌을 바라보면서 나는 비로소 무참해졌다.

     Sum-eul goreumyeo syeocheu-ui danchu-reul kkeureugo manggajin chae badag-e dwingguneun dor-eul barabomyeonseo na-neun biroso muchamhaejeotda.

     As I caught my breath and unbuttoned my shirt, looking at the stone that rolled about brokenly, I finally became ashamed.

2. to unlock

   Synonym: (now more common) 풀다 (pulda)