Korean

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Etymology

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묘사(描寫) (myosa) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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묘사하다 (myosahada) (infinitive 묘사해 or 묘사하여, sequential 묘사하니)

  1. (transitive) to describe, to portray, to depict

Conjugation

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