먹히다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 머키〮다〮 (Yale: mèkhí-tá). This contrasts greatly with 먹이다 (meogida).

Equivalent to (meok-, to eat) + (-hi-, passive suffix) + (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms)..

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meokhida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meoghida
McCune–Reischauer?mŏkhida
Yale Romanization?mek.hita

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 먹다 (meokda)
Causative먹이다 (meogida)
Passive먹히다 (meokhida)

먹히다 (meokhida) (infinitive 먹혀 or 먹히어, sequential 먹히니) (intransitive)

  1. passive of 먹다 (meokda):
    1. to be eaten
      개구리 에게 먹혔다.Gaeguri-ga baem-ege meokhyeotda.A frog was eaten by the snake.
    2. (of money) to be required
      Synonyms: 먹다 (meokda), 들다 (deulda)

Conjugation