Korean

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Etymology

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근면(勤勉) (geunmyeon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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근면하다 (geunmyeonhada) (infinitive 근면해 or 근면하여, sequential 근면하니)

  1. (to be) diligent, industrious, hardworking

Conjugation

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