Korean

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Etymology

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께끈 (kkekkeun) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkekkeunhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kke'kkeunhada
McCune–Reischauer?kkekkŭnhada
Yale Romanization?kkey.kkun.hata

Adjective

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께끈하다 (kkekkeunhada) (infinitive 께끈해 or 께끈하여, sequential 께끈하니)

  1. (Hamgyong, Pyongan, Hwanghae) to be unclean, dirty
    Synonyms: 더럽다 (deoreopda), (Pyongan) 께낀하다 (kkekkinhada)
    Antonym: 깨끗하다 (kkaekkeuthada)