Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 놀랍다 (Yale: nwollapta).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)ɭɭa̠p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nollapda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nollabda
McCune–Reischauer?nollapta
Yale Romanization?nōllapta

Adjective

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놀랍다 (nollapda) (irregular, infinitive 놀라워, sequential 놀라우니)

  1. to be surprising
  2. To be amazing
  3. To be astonishing

Conjugation

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