Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 얼우다 (Yale: elGwuta). Causative form of 얼다 (eolda, “to freeze”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eollida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eollida
McCune–Reischauer?ŏllida
Yale Romanization?ellita

Verb

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얼리다 (eollida) (infinitive 얼려 or 얼리어, sequential 얼리니)

  1. (transitive) to freeze

Conjugation

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  • 얼다 (eolda, “to be frozen”) (intransitive)