빨다

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppalda
McCune–Reischauer?ppalda
Yale Romanization?ppalta

Etymology 1

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

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 빨다 (ppalda)
Causative빨리다 (ppallida)
Passive빨리다 (ppallida)

빨다 • (ppalda) (infinitive 빨아, sequential 빠니) (transitive)

  1. to sip, to suck
  2. to fellate
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 빨다 (ppalda)
Causative빨리다 (ppallida)
Passive빨리다 (ppallida)

빨다 • (ppalda) (infinitive 빨아, sequential 빠니) (transitive)

  1. to wash (clothes), to launder
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • 빨래 (ppallae, laundry)
See also
  • 씻다 (ssitda, to wash (anything else than clothes))

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

빨다 • (ppalda) (infinitive 빨아, sequential 빠니)

  1. to be pointed, to be tapered, to be hollow (as of cheeks)
Conjugation