여의다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 여희〮다〮 (Yale: yèhúy-tá), originally meaning "to depart (from)".

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeouida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeouida
McCune–Reischauer?yŏŭida
Yale Romanization?yeuyta

Verb

여의다 (yeouida) (infinitive 여의어, sequential 여의니)

  1. (transitive) to lose, to be bereaved of (one's parent, loved one, spouse); to be widowed

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 여위다 (yeowida, to become gaunt).

Conjugation