머금다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 머굼〮다〮 (Yale: mèkwúm-tá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?meogeumda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?meogeumda
McCune–Reischauer?mŏgŭmta
Yale Romanization?mekumqta

Verb

머금다 (meogeumda) (infinitive 머금어, sequential 머금으니) (transitive)

  1. to hold/keep something in one's mouth (e.g. water)
  2. to hold back (one's tears)

Conjugation

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