Middle Korean
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽pʌ̀lʌ̀tá⫽
Verb
ᄇᆞᄅᆞ다〮 (pòlòtá) (infinitive ᄇᆞᆯ라〮, sequential ᄇᆞᄅᆞ니〮)
- to stick, plaster, apply
1447, 석보상절 [seokbosangjeol], volume 24, page 20a:ᄒᆞᆫ 각시〮 아ᄎᆞ〮ᄆᆡ〮 紛 ᄇᆞᄅᆞ노〮라〮 ᄒᆞ〮야〮 거우〮룰 보〮거늘〮- hòn kàksí àchóm-óy PWǓN polo-nwólá hó-yá kèwúlwùl pwó-kènúl
- One woman says she applies powder in the morning and looks at the mirror
1459, 월인석보 [worinseokbo], volume 18, page 29b:香기르〮ᄆᆞ로〮 모매〮 ᄇᆞᄅᆞ고〮- HYÀNGkìlúm-òlwó mwòm-áy polokwó
- Taking scented oil and plastering it onto the body
Descendants