Korean edit

Etymology edit

차고 (chago, connective form of 차다 (chada, to fill)) +‎ 넘치다 (neomchida, to overflow): "to fill and then overflow". Compare Japanese 満ち溢れる (michiafureru).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠ɡo̞ nɘ(ː)mt͡ɕʰida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chago neomchida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chago neomchida
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ago nŏmch'ida
Yale Romanization?chako nēmchita

Adjective edit

차고 넘치다 (chago neomchida) (infinitive 차고 넘쳐 or 차고 넘치어, sequential 차고 넘치니)

  1. (idiomatic) to be overflowing, to be extremely numerous, to be endless

Conjugation edit