Korean

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Etymology

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From 냉담(冷淡) (naengdam, coldness) +‎ 해지다 (-haejida, to become, light verb deriving passive verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋda̠mɦɛd͡ʑida̠] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋda̠mɦe̞d͡ʑida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naengdamhaejida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naengdamhaejida
McCune–Reischauer?naengdamhaejida
Yale Romanization?nāyngtamhaycita

Verb

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냉담해지다 (naengdamhaejida) (infinitive 냉담해져 or 냉담해지어, sequential 냉담해지니)

  1. to become cold, grow icy
  2. to harden one's heart

Conjugation

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