Korean

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Etymology

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공갈(恐喝) (gonggal) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋɡa̠ɾɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gonggalhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggalhada
McCune–Reischauer?konggarhada
Yale Romanization?kōngkal.hata

Verb

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공갈하다 (gonggalhada) (infinitive 공갈해 or 공갈하여, sequential 공갈하니) (transitive or intransitive)

  1. to threaten
  2. (law) To blackmail or extort

Conjugation

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