엿보다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엿〯ᄫᅩ다〮 (Yale: yěsWwòtá).

From (yeot-) +‎ 보다 (boda, to see).

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?yeotboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeosboda
McCune–Reischauer?yŏtpoda
Yale Romanization?yēspota

Verb

엿보다 (yeotboda) (infinitive 엿봐 or 엿보아, sequential 엿보니)

  1. to peep; to peek

Conjugation