붙다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 븥다 (Yale: puthta).

The meaning of "pass an examination" is thought to come from the civil service examinations of dynastic Korea, when the list of students who passed was attached to a wall.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?butda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?butda
McCune–Reischauer?putta
Yale Romanization?puthta

Verb

붙다 (butda) (infinitive 붙어, sequential 붙으니)

Korean verb set
Base 붙다 (butda)
Causative붙이다 (buchida)
  1. to stick to, adhere to, cling to, attach
  2. to pass an examination or test
    시험 붙다.
    Siheom-e butda.
    To pass the test.
  3. to be near
  4. to catch fire
    붙다.
    Jib-e bur-i butda.
    for a house to catch fire
  5. to stay in, at
  6. to be named after
  7. to gain, gather
  8. to be charged, earn
    3개월동안 연체했더니 이자 붙었다.
    3gaewoldong'an yeonchehaetdeoni ija-ga buteotda.
    charged interest on three-month late payment.
  9. wearing a tight~

Conjugation