Korean

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Etymology

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From 가소(可笑) (gaso, absurdity) +‎ 롭다 (-ropda, suffix deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)sʰo̞ɾo̞p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gasoropda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gasolobda
McCune–Reischauer?kasoropta
Yale Romanization?kāsolopta

Adjective

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가소롭다 (gasoropda) (infinitive 가소로워, sequential 가소로우니)

  1. To be absurd; laughable.

Conjugation

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