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뒤보다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 뒤〯보다〮 (Yale: twǔy-pwòtá), equivalent to (dwi, excrement) +‎ 보다 (boda, to take).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɥi(ː)bo̞da̠] ~ [ˈty(ː)bo̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dwiboda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dwiboda
McCune–Reischauer?twiboda
Yale Romanization?twīpota

Verb

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뒤보다 (dwiboda) (infinitive 뒤봐 or 뒤보아, sequential 뒤보니)

  1. (euphemistic) to evacuate one's bowels
    Synonym: 대변(大便)보다 (daebyeonboda)

Conjugation

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