심다

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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심다 (simda)

  1. to catch; to hold; to grasp; to grip
  2. to seize

Etymology 2

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Cognate with Korean 심다 (simda).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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심다 (simda)

  1. to plant

Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 시므다 (Yale: simuta).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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심다 (simda) (infinitive 심어, sequential 심으니)

  1. To plant, sow (seed or plants)
    정원에 사과나무를 심다
    jeong'wone sagwanamureul simda
    to plant an apple tree in a garden
  2. To plant, implant, instill, inculcate (a thought or a sentiment)
    나는 학생들에게 올바른 사상을 심어 주려고 했다.
    naneun haksaengdeurege olbareun sasang'eul simeo juryeogo haetda.
    I tried to inculcate a right thought in [my] student.
  3. To plant (a person) secretly as a spy

Usage notes

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If in which objects or ideas are planted is people, this word usually is used with 주다 (juda, “to give”). And if where objects are planted is a place, it usually used with 놓다 (nota, “to set”).

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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Synonyms

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  • 뿌리다 (ppurida, “to seed, to disperse”)

Antonyms

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See also

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