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먹히다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 머키〮다〮 (Yale: mèkhí-tá). This contrasts greatly with 먹이다 (meogida).

Equivalent to (meok-, to eat) + (-hi-, passive suffix) + (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms)..

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meokhida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meoghida
McCune–Reischauer?mŏkhida
Yale Romanization?mek.hita

Verb

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Korean verb set
Base 먹다 (meokda)
Causative먹이다 (meogida)
Passive먹히다 (meokhida)

먹히다 (meokhida) (infinitive 먹혀 or 먹히어, sequential 먹히니) (intransitive)

  1. passive of 먹다 (meokda):
    1. to be eaten
      개구리 에게 먹혔다.Gaeguri-ga baem-ege meokhyeotda.A frog was eaten by the snake.
    2. (of money) to be required
      Synonyms: 먹다 (meokda), 들다 (deulda)

Conjugation

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