돋우다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 도도다 (Yale: twotwota). From 돋— (dot-) + —오— (-o-) + —다 (-da).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?doduda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dod'uda
McCune–Reischauer?toduda
Yale Romanization?tot.wuta

Verb

돋우다 (doduda) (infinitive 돋워, sequential 돋우니)

  1. (transitive) to raise, to lift, to make higher
  2. (transitive) to encourage, to cheer up
  3. (transitive) to irritate, to provoke

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