Korean edit

Etymology edit

가련(可憐) (garyeon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɾjʌ̹nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?garyeonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?galyeonhada
McCune–Reischauer?karyŏnhada
Yale Romanization?kālyen.hata

Adjective edit

가련하다 (garyeonhada) (infinitive 가련해 or 가련하여, sequential 가련하니)

  1. to be miserable or wretched

Conjugation edit