모르다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 모ᄅᆞ다 (mwolota). Perhaps originally a compound of (mot, “not”) and 알— (al-, “to know”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key)[ˈmo̞ːɾɯda̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[:]
Revised Romanization? moreuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? moleuda
McCune–Reischauer? morŭda
Yale Romanization? mōluta

Verb

모르다 (moreuda) (infinitive 몰라, sequential 모르니)

  1. not to know; to be ignorant of
    • 이름몰라.
      Naneun geuui ireumeul molla.
      I don't know his name.

Conjugation

Antonyms

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