숨죽이다

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Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of (sum, breath) +‎ 죽이다 (jugida, to kill, cause to die, extinguish).

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?sumjugida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sumjug'ida
McCune–Reischauer?sumjugida
Yale Romanization?swūmcwuk.ita

Verb

숨죽이다 (sumjugida) (infinitive 숨죽여 or 숨죽이어, sequential 숨죽이니)

  1. to hold one's breath, concentrate
  2. to be silent, quiet, suppressed
  3. (of vegetables, etc.) to wither, wilt, die

Conjugation