Korean edit

Etymology edit

변덕(變德) (byeondeok, fickleness) +‎ 스럽다 (-seureopda, adjective-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ndʌ̹ks͈ɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeondeokseureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeondeogseuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏndŏksŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?pyēntek.sulepta

Adjective edit

변덕스럽다 (byeondeokseureopda) (infinitive 변덕스러워, sequential 변덕스러우니, hanja 變德스럽다)

  1. (of a person, of the weather, etc.) to be fickle, to be mercurial, to be capricious

Conjugation edit