불다

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 불다 (bulda)
Causative불리다 (bullida)
Passive불리다 (bullida)

불다 (bulda) (infinitive 불어, sequential 부니)

  1. (intransitive, also figuratively, of wind) to blow
  2. (intransitive or transitive) to confess
  3. (transitive) to play/blow (a wind instrument)
  4. (transitive) to blow one's breath
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the main entry.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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불다 (bulda) (infinitive 불어, sequential 부니)

  1. Gangwon, Seoul, and Hwanghae form of 벌다 (beolda, to earn money)
    • 1976, 김덕종 [gimdeokjong], “목도소리 [mokdosori]”, in MBC 한국민요대전 음반자료 사이트 [MBC han'gungminyodaejeon eumbanjaryo saiteu]‎[1], 황해북도 신평군 대지리 [hwanghaebukdo sinpyeonggun daejiri]:
      불어 히여 가주 히여 고향 헤이 이여차 이여.
      Don bureo hiyeo gaju-gu hiyeo gohyang-e hei han beon-eun gabolkka iyeocha iyeo.
      Let's visit our hometowns with the money we earn.