넘다

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Korean

Etymology

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

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?neomda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neomda
McCune–Reischauer?nŏmta
Yale Romanization?nēmqta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 넘다 (neomda)
Causative넘기다 (neomgida)

넘다 (neomda) (infinitive 넘어, sequential 넘으니)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to exceed, to surpass, to go beyond
    Synonym: 지나다 (jinada)
  2. (transitive) to jump/climb (over), to go over, to go across
    담장 넘다damjang-eul neomdato jump over a wall

Conjugation

Derived terms