굽신거리다

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Korean

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Etymology

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굽신 (gupsin, ideophonic root) +‎ 거리다 (-georida).

Altered from original 굽실거리다 (gupsilgeorida) due to folk etymology, which made it a compound of (gup-, to be bent) + 신(身) (sin, body, Sino-Korean morpheme). Included in the prescriptive South Korean standard in 2014.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gupsin'georida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gubsingeolida
McCune–Reischauer?kupsin'gŏrida
Yale Romanization?kwup.sinkelita

Verb

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굽신거리다 (gupsin'georida) (infinitive 굽신거려 or 굽신거리어, sequential 굽신거리니) (intransitive)

  1. to bow repeatedly
  2. (figurative, derogatory) to fawn, to grovel, to brown-nose

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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