뒤보다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 뒤〯보다〮 (Yale: twǔy-pwòtá), equivalent to (dwi, excrement) +‎ 보다 (boda, to take).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dwiboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dwiboda
McCune–Reischauer?twiboda
Yale Romanization?twīpota

Verb

뒤보다 (dwiboda) (infinitive 뒤봐 or 뒤보아, sequential 뒤보니)

  1. (euphemistic) to evacuate one's bowels
    Synonym: 대변(大便)보다 (daebyeonboda)

Conjugation