느끼다

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neukkida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neu'kkida
McCune–Reischauer?nŭkkida
Yale Romanization?nu.kkita

Etymology 1

First attested in the Baengnyeon chohae (百聯抄解 / 백련초해), mid-16th century, as Middle Korean 늗기다 (Yale: nutkita).

Verb

느끼다 (neukkida) (infinitive 느껴 or 느끼어, sequential 느끼니)

  1. (transitive) to feel (emotion, sensation, etc.)
    추위 느끼다chuwi-reul neukkidato feel coldness
    행복 느끼다haengbog-eul neukkidato feel happiness
    중요하지 않다고 느끼다jung'yohaji antago neukkidato feel it is not important
  2. (intransitive, euphemistic, colloquial) to be aroused; to orgasm
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

느끼다 (neukkida) (infinitive 느껴 or 느끼어, sequential 느끼니)

  1. (dated or archaic) to sob, to weep
    Synonym: 흐느끼다 (heuneukkida)
Usage notes
  • Only used immediately after an onomatopoeic ideophone of sobbing.
  • Nowadays, the derived form 흐느끼다 (heuneukkida) (involving an initial fused ideophone) is used instead.
Conjugation