훔치다

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?humchida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?humchida
McCune–Reischauer?humch'ida
Yale Romanization?hwumchita

Etymology 1

As the meaning 'to steal', first attested in the Gyeongsillok Eonseok (敬信錄諺釋 / 경신록언석), 1796, as Early Modern Korean 움치다 (Yale: wumchi-ta). Possibly related to 우희〮다〮 (wùhúytá, to grab) (cf. Korean 움키다 (umkida, to grab)).

Verb

훔치다 (humchida) (infinitive 훔쳐 or 훔치어, sequential 훔치니)

  1. (transitive) to steal
    Synonyms: 절도하다 (jeoldohada); see also Thesaurus:훔치다
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Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Verb

훔치다 (humchida) (infinitive 훔쳐 or 훔치어, sequential 훔치니)

  1. (transitive) to wipe up, to wipe off, to mop up, to scrub
    눈물 훔치다nunmur-eul humchidato wipe off tears
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