Korean edit

Etymology edit

연(軟) (yeon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonhada
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnhada
Yale Romanization?yēn.hata

Adjective edit

연하다 (yeonhada) (infinitive 연해 or 연하여, sequential 연하니)

  1. to be soft; to be supple
  2. (of colour) to be light
    Antonym: 진(津)하다 (jinhada)
  3. (of a liquid) to be thin, to be dilute

Conjugation edit