Korean

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Etymology

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동경(憧憬) (donggyeong, yearning, longing) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡjʌ̹ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?donggyeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggyeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?tonggyŏnghada
Yale Romanization?tōngkyenghata

Verb

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동경하다 (donggyeonghada) (infinitive 동경해 or 동경하여, sequential 동경하니)

  1. to yearn, to long

Conjugation

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