사로잡다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 사ᄅᆞ잡다 (Yale: salocapta). From 살— (sal-, “to be alive”) + ᄋᆞ (o, epenthesis) + 잡— (jap-, “to hold, to seize”) + —다 (-da).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sarojapda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?salojabda
McCune–Reischauer?sarojapta
Yale Romanization?salocapta

Verb

사로잡다 (sarojapda) (infinitive 사로잡아, sequential 사로잡으니)

  1. to catch (something) alive, to capture (someone)
  2. (figurative) to captivate, to enthral

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