Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Byeogon sinbang (辟瘟新方 / 벽온신방), 1653, as Early Modern Korean 믉다 (Yale: mulkta). Derived from (meul, “water”) (> modern (mul)) + (g, epenthesis) + —다 (-da). Ablaut form: 맑다 (makda, “clear”). Compare 붉다 (bukda, “red”) < (bul, “fire”).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mukda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mulgda
McCune–Reischauer?mukta
Yale Romanization?mulkta

Adjective edit

묽다 (mukda) (infinitive 묽어, sequential 묽으니)

  1. (of a liquid) to be watery, washy, thin, dilute
  2. (figurative, of a person) to be weak, feeble

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit