막다르다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 막다ᄃᆞᆮ다.

Equivalent to 막다 (makda, “to block”) + 다다르다 (dadareuda, “to reach”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makdareuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magdaleuda
McCune–Reischauer?maktarŭda
Yale Romanization?maktaluta

Adjective

막다르다 (makdareuda) (infinitive 막달라, sequential 막다르니)

  1. to be closed off, to be a dead-end
    막다른 길.
    makdareun gil.
    a dead-end
  2. to be at an impasse, to be at a standstill

Conjugation