달래다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 달애〮다〮 (Yale: tàlGáytá).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dallaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dallaeda
McCune–Reischauer?tallaeda
Yale Romanization?tallayta

Verb

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달래다 (dallaeda) (infinitive 달래 or 달래어, sequential 달래니)

  1. to soothe; to comfort (the feeling or emotion of another person)
    상대방 기분 달래다.
    sangdaebang-ui gibun-eul dallaeda.
    to soothe the other person's emotions
  2. to calm; to pacify (a child or baby)
    우는 아이 달래다.
    uneun ai-reul dallaeda.
    to calm a crying child
  3. to calm down; to drown (one's sorrow or discomfort)
    슬픔 달래다.
    sul-lo seulpeum-eul dallaeda.
    to drown one's sorrows
  4. to console; to appease (a ghost or spirit)
    억울하게 죽은 영혼 달래다.
    eogulhage jugeun i-deur-ui yeonghon-eul dallaeda.
    to console the spirits of the ones who died unjustly
  5. to convince; to coax
    달래 여기 오게 했다.
    na-neun geu-reul dallae yeogi-ro oge haetda.
    I convinced him to come here.

Conjugation

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