숨돌리다

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Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of (sum, breath) +‎ 돌리다 (dollida, to turn, spin, operate).

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?sumdollida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sumdollida
McCune–Reischauer?sumdollida
Yale Romanization?swūmtollita

Verb

숨돌리다 (sumdollida) (infinitive 숨돌려 or 숨돌리어, sequential 숨돌리니)

  1. to take or gather breath, recover one's breath, take a breather, pause for breath

Conjugation