Korean

edit

Etymology

edit

보완(補完) (bowan) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

edit
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)wa̠nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bowanhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bowanhada
McCune–Reischauer?powanhada
Yale Romanization?pōwan.hata

Verb

edit

보완하다 (bowanhada) (infinitive 보완해 or 보완하여, sequential 보완하니)

  1. to make up for, to supplement

Conjugation

edit