Korean

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Etymology

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비옥(肥沃) (biok) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)o̞kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?biokhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bioghada
McCune–Reischauer?piokhada
Yale Romanization?pīok.hata

Adjective

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비옥하다 (biokhada) (infinitive 비옥해 or 비옥하여, sequential 비옥하니)

  1. (of soil) to be rich, to be fertile
    Synonym: 걸다 (geolda)

Conjugation

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