여의다

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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 여희〮다〮 (Yale: yèhúy-tá), originally meaning "to depart (from)".

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeouida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeouida
McCune–Reischauer?yŏŭida
Yale Romanization?yeuyta

Verb

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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

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

Conjugation

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