자위하다

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɥiɦa̠da̠] ~ [t͡ɕa̠yɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jawihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jawihada
McCune–Reischauer?chawihada
Yale Romanization?cawihata

Etymology 1

자위(自慰) (jawi, masturbation) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Verb

자위하다 • (jawihada) (infinitive 자위해 or 자위하여, sequential 자위하니, hanja 自慰하다)

  1. to masturbate
    Synonym: 수음(手淫)하다 (sueumhada)
  2. to comfort oneself
Conjugation

Etymology 2

자위(自衛) (jawi, self-defence) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Verb

자위하다 • (jawihada) (infinitive 자위해 or 자위하여, sequential 자위하니, hanja 自衛하다)

  1. to defend oneself or one's own
Conjugation