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돋우다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 도도다 (Yale: twotwota). From 돋— (dot-) + —오— (-o-) + —다 (-da).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?doduda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dod'uda
McCune–Reischauer?toduda
Yale Romanization?tot.wuta

Verb

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돋우다 (doduda) (infinitive 돋워, sequential 돋우니)

  1. (transitive) to raise, to lift, to make higher
  2. (transitive) to encourage, to cheer up
  3. (transitive) to irritate, to provoke

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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