Korean edit

Etymology edit

교교(皎皎) (gyogyo, clear, white, pure, Sino-Korean root) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)ɡjoɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyogyohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyogyohada
McCune–Reischauer?kyogyohada
Yale Romanization?kyōkyohata

Adjective edit

교교하다 (gyogyohada) (infinitive 교교해 or 교교하여, sequential 교교하니, hanja 皎皎하다)

  1. (literary) to be beautifully white and clear (especially of the Moon)
    명월 교교한데 추풍 소슬하다.
    Myeong'wor-eun gyogyohande chupung-eun soseulhada.
    The bright Moon is pure and clear, but the autumn winds are desolate.
  2. (literary) to be very quiet

Conjugation edit