Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 過多.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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과다 (gwada) (hanja 過多)

  1. excess, surfeit
    Antonym: 과소(過少) (gwaso)

Derived terms

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