Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From 끙끙 (kkeungkkeung, groaning, ideophonic onomatopoeia) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeungkkeunghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeungkkeunghada
McCune–Reischauer?kkŭngkkŭnghada
Yale Romanization?kkungkkunghata

Verb

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끙끙하다 (kkeungkkeunghada) (infinitive 끙끙해 or 끙끙하여, sequential 끙끙하니)

  1. to moan, groan
  2. (by extension) to complain

Conjugation

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