얽다

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹k̚t͈a̠]
Phonetic hangul: [억따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	eokda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eolgda
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŏkta
Yale Romanization^?	elkta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 얽다 (Yale: elkta). Possibly related to 옭다 (okda, “to bind”).

Verb

얽다 • (eokda) (infinitive 얽어, sequential 얽으니)

to tie, to bind
to fabricate, to make up

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 얽다 (eokda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얽는다 eongneunda	얽어 eolgeo	얽어요 eolgeoyo	얽습니다 eokseumnida
Indicative	Past	얽었다 eolgeotda	얽었어 eolgeosseo	얽었어요 eolgeosseoyo	얽었습니다 eolgeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얽느냐 eongneunya	얽어 eolgeo	얽어요 eolgeoyo	얽습니까 eokseumnikka
Interrogative	Past	얽었느냐 eolgeonneunya	얽었어 eolgeosseo	얽었어요 eolgeosseoyo	얽었습니까 eolgeotseumnikka
Hortative		얽자 eokja	얽어 eolgeo	얽어요 eolgeoyo	얽으십시다 eolgeusipsida
Imperative		얽어라 eolgeora	얽어 eolgeo	얽어요 eolgeoyo	얽읍시오 eolgeupsio
Assertive		얽겠다 eolgetda	얽겠어 eolgesseo	얽겠어요 eolgesseoyo	얽겠습니다 eolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		얽어 eolgeo	얽어서 eolgeoseo	얽으니 eolgeuni	얽으니까 eolgeunikka
Contrast		얽지만 eokjiman	얽는데 eongneunde	얽더니 eokdeoni
Conjunction		얽고 eolgo
Condition		얽으면 eolgeumyeon	얽어야 eolgeoya
Motive		얽으려고 eolgeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		얽음 eolgeum	얽기 eolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얽었음 eolgeosseum	얽었기 eolgeotgi
Determiners	Past	얽은 eolgeun
	Present	얽는 eongneun
	Future	얽을 eolgeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얽으신다 eolgeusinda	얽으셔 eolgeusyeo	얽으세요, 얽으셔요 eolgeuseyo, eolgeusyeoyo	얽으십니다 eolgeusimnida
Indicative	Past	얽으셨다 eolgeusyeotda	얽으셨어 eolgeusyeosseo	얽으셨어요 eolgeusyeosseoyo	얽으셨습니다 eolgeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얽으시느냐 eolgeusineunya	얽으셔 eolgeusyeo	얽으세요, 얽으셔요 eolgeuseyo, eolgeusyeoyo	얽으십니까 eolgeusimnikka
Interrogative	Past	얽으셨느냐 eolgeusyeonneunya	얽으셨어 eolgeusyeosseo	얽으셨어요 eolgeusyeosseoyo	얽으셨습니까 eolgeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		얽으시라 eolgeusira	얽으셔 eolgeusyeo	얽으세요 eolgeuseyo	얽으십시오 eolgeusipsio
Assertive		얽으시겠다 eolgeusigetda	얽으시겠어 eolgeusigesseo	얽으시겠어요 eolgeusigesseoyo	얽으시겠습니다 eolgeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		얽으셔 eolgeusyeo	얽으셔서 eolgeusyeoseo	얽으시니 eolgeusini	얽으시니까 eolgeusinikka
Contrast		얽으시지만 eolgeusijiman	얽으시는데 eolgeusineunde	얽으시더니 eolgeusideoni
Conjunction		얽으시고 eolgeusigo
Condition		얽으시면 eolgeusimyeon	얽으셔야 eolgeusyeoya
Motive		얽으시려고 eolgeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		얽으심 eolgeusim	얽으시기 eolgeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얽으셨음 eolgeusyeosseum	얽으셨기 eolgeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	얽으신 eolgeusin
	Present	얽으시는 eolgeusineun
	Future	얽으실 eolgeusil

Antonyms

풀다 (pulda, “to solve”)

Derived terms

뒤얽다 (dwieokda)
얽매다 (eongmaeda)
얽어내다 (eolgeonaeda)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Ablaut form: 앍다 (akda).

Verb

얽다 • (eokda) (infinitive 얽어, sequential 얽으니)

(of face) to be pitted (with smallpox)
(of an object's surface) to be rugged, uneven

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 얽다 (eokda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얽는다 eongneunda	얽어 eolgeo	얽어요 eolgeoyo	얽습니다 eokseumnida
Indicative	Past	얽었다 eolgeotda	얽었어 eolgeosseo	얽었어요 eolgeosseoyo	얽었습니다 eolgeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얽느냐 eongneunya	얽어 eolgeo	얽어요 eolgeoyo	얽습니까 eokseumnikka
Interrogative	Past	얽었느냐 eolgeonneunya	얽었어 eolgeosseo	얽었어요 eolgeosseoyo	얽었습니까 eolgeotseumnikka
Hortative		얽자 eokja	얽어 eolgeo	얽어요 eolgeoyo	얽으십시다 eolgeusipsida
Imperative		얽어라 eolgeora	얽어 eolgeo	얽어요 eolgeoyo	얽읍시오 eolgeupsio
Assertive		얽겠다 eolgetda	얽겠어 eolgesseo	얽겠어요 eolgesseoyo	얽겠습니다 eolgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		얽어 eolgeo	얽어서 eolgeoseo	얽으니 eolgeuni	얽으니까 eolgeunikka
Contrast		얽지만 eokjiman	얽는데 eongneunde	얽더니 eokdeoni
Conjunction		얽고 eolgo
Condition		얽으면 eolgeumyeon	얽어야 eolgeoya
Motive		얽으려고 eolgeuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		얽음 eolgeum	얽기 eolgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얽었음 eolgeosseum	얽었기 eolgeotgi
Determiners	Past	얽은 eolgeun
	Present	얽는 eongneun
	Future	얽을 eolgeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얽으신다 eolgeusinda	얽으셔 eolgeusyeo	얽으세요, 얽으셔요 eolgeuseyo, eolgeusyeoyo	얽으십니다 eolgeusimnida
Indicative	Past	얽으셨다 eolgeusyeotda	얽으셨어 eolgeusyeosseo	얽으셨어요 eolgeusyeosseoyo	얽으셨습니다 eolgeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얽으시느냐 eolgeusineunya	얽으셔 eolgeusyeo	얽으세요, 얽으셔요 eolgeuseyo, eolgeusyeoyo	얽으십니까 eolgeusimnikka
Interrogative	Past	얽으셨느냐 eolgeusyeonneunya	얽으셨어 eolgeusyeosseo	얽으셨어요 eolgeusyeosseoyo	얽으셨습니까 eolgeusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		얽으시라 eolgeusira	얽으셔 eolgeusyeo	얽으세요 eolgeuseyo	얽으십시오 eolgeusipsio
Assertive		얽으시겠다 eolgeusigetda	얽으시겠어 eolgeusigesseo	얽으시겠어요 eolgeusigesseoyo	얽으시겠습니다 eolgeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		얽으셔 eolgeusyeo	얽으셔서 eolgeusyeoseo	얽으시니 eolgeusini	얽으시니까 eolgeusinikka
Contrast		얽으시지만 eolgeusijiman	얽으시는데 eolgeusineunde	얽으시더니 eolgeusideoni
Conjunction		얽으시고 eolgeusigo
Condition		얽으시면 eolgeusimyeon	얽으셔야 eolgeusyeoya
Motive		얽으시려고 eolgeusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		얽으심 eolgeusim	얽으시기 eolgeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얽으셨음 eolgeusyeosseum	얽으셨기 eolgeusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	얽으신 eolgeusin
	Present	얽으시는 eolgeusineun
	Future	얽으실 eolgeusil

Derived terms

얼굴 (eolgul, “face”)