열리다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 열이〮다〮 (Yale: yèlGí-tá).

(yeol-, to open) + (-ri-, passive suffix) + (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeollida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeollida
McCune–Reischauer?yŏllida
Yale Romanization?yellita

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 열다 (yeolda)
Passive열리다 (yeollida)

열리다 (yeollida) (infinitive 열려 or 열리어, sequential 열리니)

  1. (intransitive) to open, to be opened
    Antonym: 닫히다 (dachida)
  2. (intransitive, of fruits) to ripen
    Synonym: (rare) 열다 (yeolda)
    나무 열매 주렁주렁 열렸다.Namu-e yeolmae-ga jureongjureong yeollyeotda.The tree is laden with fruit ripened.

Conjugation