Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 파〮라ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: phálà-hòtá). Formed as a compound of the root *pA/E/Ur- ("blue-green") (e.g., 푸르— (pureu-, “to be blue or green”)) + 하— (ha-).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)ɾa̠tʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?parata
Revised Romanization (translit.)?palahda
McCune–Reischauer?p'arat'a
Yale Romanization?phālahta

Adjective edit

파랗다 (parata) (irregular, infinitive 파래, sequential 파라니)

  1. to be blue, pale
    하늘 파랗다.Haneur-i parata.The sky is blue.
  2. to be green
    아직 파랗다.Bat-eun ajik parata.The field is still green.

Conjugation edit

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