Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle KoreanCategory:Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean#뱉다Category:Korean terms derived from Middle Korean#뱉다 밭다〮 (Yale: pàth-tá).Category:Native Korean words#뱉다 Also attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle KoreanCategory:Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean#뱉다Category:Korean terms derived from Middle Korean#뱉다 비왇다〮 (Yale: piwàth-tá).Category:Native Korean words#뱉다

From Middle Korean doublets 밭다〮 (pàth-tá)Category:Middle Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#뱉다 and 비왇다〮 (piwàth-tá)Category:Middle Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#뱉다, with later forms including 받다 (patta), 밧다 (pasta), 비왓다 (piwasta), 비얏다 (piyasta), 비앗다 (piasta), 배앗다 (payasta), and 뱃다 (paysta). The dialectal form 배앝다 (baeatda) is also attested. These merged in the modern period to form 뱉다 (baetda). Not related to 비웃다 (biutda) (“to sneer, to ridicule”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)t̚t͈a̠] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)t̚t͈a̠]Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#뱉다Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#뱉다
• Phonetic hangul: [밷(ː)따/벧(ː)따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Verb

뱉다 • (baetda) (infinitive 뱉어, sequential 뱉으니)Category:Korean lemmas#뱉다Category:Korean verbs#뱉다Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#뱉다Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#뱉다Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#뱉다Category:Pages with entries#뱉다Category:Pages with 1 entry#뱉다

1. (transitiveCategory:Korean transitive verbs#뱉다) to spit out, to spew
2. (figurative) to cough up, hand over