멀다

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɘ(ː)ɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meolda
McCune–Reischauer?mŏlda
Yale Romanization?mēlta

Etymology 1

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 멀〯다〮 (Yale: měl-tá).

Adjective

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멀다 (meolda) (infinitive 멀어, sequential 머니)

  1. to be far
    Antonym: 가깝다 (gakkapda, to be close)
    에서 학교까지 멀어요?Jib-eseo hakgyo-kkaji meoreoyo?Is it far from (your) home to school?
    Audio (South Korea):(file)
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 멀〯다〮 (Yale: měl-tá).

Verb

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멀다 (meolda) (infinitive 멀어, sequential 머니) (intransitive)

  1. to go blind
    사고 멀었습니다.
    Je-ga sago-ro nun-i meoreotseumnida.
    I lost my eyesight in an accident
  2. to go deaf
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