여쭙다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엳〯ᄌᆞᆸ다〮 (Yale: yětcòp-tá).

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?yeojjupda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeo'jjubda
McCune–Reischauer?yŏtchupta
Yale Romanization?yē.ccwupta

Verb

여쭙다 (yeojjupda) (irregular, infinitive 여쭈워, sequential 여쭈우니)

  1. (honorific, elevating the person being asked) to ask; to inquire
    할머니께 여쭈워 봐라.
    Halmeonikke yeojjuwo bwara.
    Ask your grandmother to find out.

Conjugation