발가벗다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Gyobon Yeokdae Sijo Jeonseo (교본 역대 시조 전서) as ᄇᆞᆰ가벗다 (bᆞlgabeotda)

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?balgabeotda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?balgabeosda
McCune–Reischauer?palgabŏtta
Yale Romanization?pal.kapesta

Verb[edit]

발가벗다 (balgabeotda) (infinitive 발가벗어, sequential 발가벗으니)

  1. to take off all one's clothes, to be naked
  2. (figuratively) a state in which there are few trees or grasses on a mountain, so that the soil is exposed.
  3. (figuratively) a condition in which the leaves of a tree have fall and its branches are exposed
  4. a state in which you have nothing more to keep or hide by disclosing all your belongings, thoughts, facts, etc.

Conjugation[edit]