Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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짭짤 (jjapjjal, < 짜— (jja-))) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives). Ablaut form: 찝찔하다 (jjipjjilhada).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjapjjalhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjabjjalhada
McCune–Reischauer?tchaptcharhada
Yale Romanization?ccapccal.hata

Adjective

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짭짤하다 (jjapjjalhada) (infinitive 짭짤해 or 짭짤하여, sequential 짭짤하니)

  1. to be slightly salty; to be nice and salty
  2. to be acceptable; to be decent; to be fairly good

Conjugation

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