Korean

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Etymology

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(gal-, to grind) + 부수다 (busuda, to break).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɭbusʰuda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?galbusuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?galbusuda
McCune–Reischauer?kalbusuda
Yale Romanization?kāl.puswuta

Verb

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갈부수다 (galbusuda) (infinitive 갈부수어 or 갈부숴, sequential 갈부수니)

  1. (transitive) to pulverize
    Synonym: 마쇄(磨碎)하다 (maswaehada)

Conjugation

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