엿듣다

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Korean

Etymology

From 엿- (yeot-) +‎ 듣다 (deutda, to hear).

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?yeotdeutda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeosdeudda
McCune–Reischauer?yŏttŭtta
Yale Romanization?yēstut.ta

Verb

엿듣다 (yeotdeutda) (irregular, infinitive 엿들어, sequential 엿들으니)

  1. to eavesdrop, to overhear, to listen secretly

Conjugation