누르다

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Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 누르〮다〮 (Yale: nwùlú-tá). From Old Korean 押喙 (*NWUt).

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?nureuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nuleuda
McCune–Reischauer?nurŭda
Yale Romanization?nwūluta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 누르다 (nureuda)
Passive눌리다 (nullida)

누르다 (nureuda) (infinitive 눌러, sequential 누르니)

  1. to press, to push
  2. to restrain, to suppress (one's feelings)
    Synonyms: 억누르다 (eongnureuda), 억제(抑制)하다 (eokjehada)
  3. to oppress, to repress
    Synonym: 억압(抑壓)하다 (eogaphada)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 누르〮다〮 (Yale: nwùlú-tá). From Old Korean 黃等 (*NWOtol).

Possibly ultimately from (nwut-, to get a bit burnt) + *을 (*-ul-, verbal suffix). However, the existence and function of the hypothetical suffix is unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nureuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nuleuda
McCune–Reischauer?nurŭda
Yale Romanization?nwuluta

Adjective

누르다 (nureuda) (infinitive 누르러, sequential 누르니)

  1. to be golden yellow
Conjugation
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 전한솔 [jeonhansol] (2023) “조선관역어의 ‘噴 ’과 ‘則卜論 ’에 대하여”, in 구결연구, volume 51, 구결학회 [gugyeolhakhoe], pages 283-309