발가벗다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the "Gyeobon Yeorkdae Shijo Jeonseo" (교본 역대 시조 전서) as ᄇᆞᆰ가벗다 (bᆞlgabeotda)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

발가벗다 (balgabeotda) (infinitive 발가벗어, sequential 발가벗으니)

  1. to take off all the clothes to be naked
  2. (figuratively) a state in which there are few trees or grasses in a mountain, so that the soil is exposed.
  3. (figuratively) a condition in which the leaves of a tree are fallen out and 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