사로잡다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 사ᄅᆞ잡다 (Yale: salocapta). From 살— (sal-, “to be alive”) + ᄋᆞ (o, epenthesis) + 잡— (jap-, “to hold, to seize”) + —다 (-da).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sarojapda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?salojabda
McCune–Reischauer?sarojapta
Yale Romanization?salocapta

Verb[edit]

사로잡다 (sarojapda) (infinitive 사로잡아, sequential 사로잡으니)

  1. to catch (something) alive, to capture (someone)
  2. (figurative) to captivate, to enthral

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