Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From (jam, sleep) +‎ 들다 (deulda, to enter).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jami deulda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jam'i deulda
McCune–Reischauer?chami tŭlda
Yale Romanization?cam.i tulta

Verb

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들다 (jam-i deulda) (infinitive 잠이 들어, sequential 잠이 드니)

  1. (idiomatic) to fall asleep, go to sleep, nod off
    읽다가 잠이 들다chaeg-eul ikdaga jami deuldato read oneself to sleep
    울다가 잠이 들다uldaga jami deuldato cry oneself to sleep

Conjugation

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