Korean edit

Etymology edit

꿋꿋 (kkutkkut) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkutkkuthada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkuskkushada
McCune–Reischauer?kkutkkuthada
Yale Romanization?kkwuskkwushata

Adjective edit

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 꿋꿋하다 (kkutkkuthada)
Yang-form 꼿꼿하다 (kkotkkothada)

꿋꿋하다 (kkutkkuthada) (infinitive 꿋꿋해 or 꿋꿋하여, sequential 꿋꿋하니)

  1. strong; firm; solid

Conjugation edit