Korean word

구토하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkutohada

Meaning

  • verbvomit

Example

식당에서 구토했어요.sik ttang e seo ku to hae sseo yo

I threw up at the restaurant.

Illustration for 구토하다 (vomit)

More examples

차 멀미 때문에 심하게 구토했어요.cha meol mi ttae mu ne sim ha ge ku to hae sseo yo

I vomited violently because I was carsick.

Core concept

Stomach contents rise through the mouth and are expelled from the body.

Common phrases

  • 심하게 구토하다sim ha ge ku to ha da

    vomit violently

  • 계속 구토하다kye sok ku to ha da

    keep vomiting

Similar words

토하다tohada: To bring food or drink back up from the stomach and out through the mouth in everyday speech.
구역질하다kuyeokjjilhada: To gag and feel as if the stomach contents are about to come up.
게우다keuda: To force stomach contents out through the mouth with strong physical effort.

Definition in Korean

위에 있던 내용물을 입으로 역류시켜 밖으로 배출하는 행위를 이르는 동사.wi e it tteon nae yong mu reul i beu ro yeong nyu si kyeo pa kkeu ro pae chul ha neun haeng wi reul i reu neun tong sa

Word origin

The word combines the Sino-Korean term guto for vomiting with hada, a common element used to form Korean verbs.

Usage tips

  • The word has a formal, clinical tone, so it fits descriptions of symptoms better than casual talk among friends.

Opposites

Related words

  • 구토kutovomitingnoun
  • 구토물kutomulvomitnoun
  • 구토감kutogamnauseanoun

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