뭉치다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 무ᇰ긔다. Also attested in the Sohak eonhae (小學諺解 / 소학언해), 1586, as Middle Korean 뭉킈다, and Early Modern Korean 뭉키다 (mwungkhita).

Compare 무르다 (mureuda), 뭉개다 (munggaeda), 뭉그리다 (munggeurida).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mungchida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mungchida
McCune–Reischauer?mungch'ida
Yale Romanization?mungchita

Verb[edit]

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 뭉치다 (mungchida)
Yang-form 몽치다 (mongchida)

뭉치다 (mungchida) (infinitive 뭉쳐 or 뭉치어, sequential 뭉치니) (ergative)

  1. to crumple, mass
  2. to unite; to stand, gather together
  3. to form a mass, press together, conglomerate

Conjugation[edit]