여의다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 여희〮다〮 (Yale: yèhúy-tá), originally meaning "to depart (from)".

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ɰida̠] ~ [jʌ̹ida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeouida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeouida
McCune–Reischauer?yŏŭida
Yale Romanization?yeuyta

Verb

여의다 • (yeouida) (infinitive 여의어, sequential 여의니)

  1. (transitive) to lose, to be bereaved of (one's parent, loved one, spouse); to be widowed

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 여위다 (yeowida, to become gaunt).

Conjugation

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