Korean

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Etymology

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검소(儉素) (geomso) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)msʰo̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomsohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomsohada
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmsohada
Yale Romanization?kēmsohata

Adjective

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검소하다 (geomsohada) (infinitive 검소해 or 검소하여, sequential 검소하니, hanja 儉素하다)

  1. to be frugal

Conjugation

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