웃다

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Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
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  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?utda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?usda
McCune–Reischauer?utta
Yale Romanization?wūsta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 웃다 (utda)
Causative웃기다 (utgida)

웃다 (utda) (infinitive 웃어, sequential 웃으니) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to laugh, to smile, to grin
  2. to laugh off, to deride, to dismiss (often in form "...로 웃어 버리다")

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