Korean

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Etymology

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From 권태(倦怠) (gwontae) +‎ 롭다 (-ropda, adjective-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwɘ(ː)ntʰɛɾo̞p̚t͈a̠] ~ [ˈkwɘ(ː)ntʰe̞ɾo̞p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwontaeropda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwontaelobda
McCune–Reischauer?kwŏnt'aeropta
Yale Romanization?kwēnthaylopta

Adjective

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권태롭다 (gwontaeropda) (infinitive 권태로워, sequential 권태로우니, hanja 倦怠롭다)

  1. bored; fed up

Conjugation

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