머뭇거리다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 머믓거리다 (Yale: memuskelita). From 머뭇 (meomut, hesitation) +‎ 거리다 (-georida, suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meomutgeorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meomusgeolida
McCune–Reischauer?mŏmutkŏrida
Yale Romanization?memuskelita

Verb

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머뭇거리다 (meomutgeorida) (infinitive 머뭇거려 or 머뭇거리어, sequential 머뭇거리니)

  1. (intransitive) to hesitate, to falter

Conjugation

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See also

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