매다

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See also: 메다

Korean

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?maeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maeda
McCune–Reischauer?maeda
Yale Romanization?māyta

Etymology 1

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

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 매다 (maeda)
Passive매이다 (maeida)

매다 (maeda) (infinitive or 매어, sequential 매니)

  1. (transitive) to tie, to gird, to bind, to fasten
    Synonym: 묶다 (mukda)
    Antonym: 풀다 (pulda, to untie)
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Etymology 2

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡ〮다〮 (Yale: móy-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 매다 (maeda)
Causative매이다 (maeida)
Passive매이다 (maeida)

매다 (maeda) (infinitive or 매어, sequential 매니)

  1. (transitive) to weed (unwanted grasses out of a cultivated area)
    매다bat-eul maedato weed a field
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