올라오다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 올아오다 (Yale: wolGawota).

오르— (oreu-, “to go up”) + 오— (o-, “to come”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞ɭɭa̠o̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ollaoda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ollaoda
McCune–Reischauer?ollaoda
Yale Romanization?ollaota

Verb

올라오다 • (ollaoda) (infinitive 올라와, sequential 올라오니)

  1. to come up; to ascend.
  2. to come to the capital, especially to Seoul.
  3. to be set on the table.

Conjugation