배다

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ다 (Yale: poyta).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): ~
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

배다 • (baeda) (infinitive 배 or 배어, sequential 배니)

1. to soak into; to penetrate

   셔츠에 땀이 배어 있다.

   syeocheue ttami baeeo itda.

   My shirt is soaked through with perspiration.

2. to get used to; to get accustomed to

   그의 근면함은 이미 어린 시절부터 몸에 밴 것이다.

   geuui geunmyeonhameun imi eorin sijeolbuteo mome baen geosida.

   His diligence is a habit he had acquired since he was young.

• 배이다 (baeida) (incorrect term)
• 배우다 (bae'uda, “to learn”) (causative)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ다 (Yale: poyta). Cognate with 배 (bae, “belly”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): ~
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

배다 • (baeda) (infinitive 배 or 배어, sequential 배니)

1. to conceive; to be pregnant (with a child)

   그 여자는 아이를 뱄다.

   geu yeojaneun aireul baetda.

   The woman is pregnant.

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean ᄇᆡ다 (Yale: poyta).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): ~
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

배다 • (baeda) (infinitive 배 or 배어, sequential 배니)

1. to be close together; to be compact
2. to be packed to the full; to be filled up

배다 • (baeda) (infinitive 배 or 배어, sequential 배니)

1. Nonstandard form of 배우다 (bae'uda).