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먹이다

Pronunciation: [mʌ̹ɡida̠]

“먹이다” is a Korean word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to make someone eat, to feed
  2. to shock, to scare
  3. to cause to suffer (e.g. abuse, criticism, scolding, telling off), to scold
  4. to bribe, to pay off
  5. to score (a goal against the opposing team)
  6. to hit, to kick, to beat
  7. to cause to spread (e.g. oil through paper), to starch clothes
  8. to put in a machine (e.g. raw ingredients, grass, sheaf of rice)
  9. to raise, to take care of, to feed (livestock)

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 머기〮다〮 (Yale: mèkí-tá). 먹- (meok-, “to eat”) + -이- (-i-, causative suffix) + -다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

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