씹다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 십다 (sibda). [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ɕ͈ip̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? ssipda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ssibda
McCune–Reischauer? ssipta
Yale Romanization? ssipqta

Verb

씹다 (ssipda) (infinitive 씹어, sequential 씹으니)

  1. to chew, masticate
  2. (figuratively) to fault; speak ill of

Conjugation

Unlike most verbs whose stems end in (b), 씹다 (ssipda) does not undergo the stem change ㅂ->우 before a vowel.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 씹어먹다 (ssibeomeokda, “to chew and eat”)
  • 씹어삼키다 (ssibeosamkida, “to chew and swallow”)

References

  1. 哺ᄂᆞᆫ 시버 머길씨라 (哺nᆞn sibeo meogilssira), 1459 월인석보-중 23:92
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