떨치다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄠᅥᆯ티다 (Yale: ptelthita).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͈ʌ̹ʎt͡ɕʰida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tteolchida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tteolchida
McCune–Reischauer?ttŏlch'ida
Yale Romanization?ttelchita

Verb

떨치다 • (tteolchida) (infinitive 떨쳐 or 떨치어, sequential 떨치니)

  1. to shake off, drop
  2. to throw away (ominous thoughts, honors, greed, etc.)

Conjugation