얽다

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eokda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eolgda
McCune–Reischauer?ŏkta
Yale Romanization?elkta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 얽다 (Yale: elkta). Possibly related to 옭다 (okda, “to bind”).

Verb

얽다 (eokda) (infinitive 얽어, sequential 얽으니)

  1. to tie, to bind
  2. to fabricate, to make up
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Antonyms
  • 풀다 (pulda, “to solve”)
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Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Ablaut form: 앍다 (akda).

Verb

얽다 (eokda) (infinitive 얽어, sequential 얽으니)

  1. (of face) to be pitted (with smallpox)
  2. (of an object's surface) to be rugged, uneven
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