할다

Middle Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽ha^R!ltá⫽
• Dongguk Jeongun: [할다]

Verb

할〯다〮 (hǎltá) (infinitive 하라〮, sequential 하ᄅᆞ〮니〮)

1. to slander

   Synonym: 할아〮다〮 (hàlátá)

   • 1459, 월인석보 [worinseokbo], volume 22, page 25a:

     兄(ᄒᆑᇰ)을〮 새와〮 샤ᇰ녜〮 할〯오져〮 ᄒᆞ〮야〮 일〯마〯다〮 兄(ᄒᆑᇰ)을〮 거슯〮지〮 ᄒᆞ〮더라〮

     HYWÈNG-úl sàywá syàngnyéy hǎl-Gwòcyé hó-yá ǐl-mǎtá HYWÈNG-úl kèsúlpc-í hó-tèlá

     [He] was jealous of his elder brother thus always wanting to slander [him], acting against his brother with every action

Derived terms

• 하리 (hali, “slander”)
• 할아〮다〮 (hàlGátá, “to slander”)