Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From 빽빽 (ppaekppaek) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [p͈ɛk̚p͈ɛkʰa̠da̠] ~ [p͈e̞k̚p͈e̞kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppaekppaekhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppaegppaeghada
McCune–Reischauer?ppaekppaekhada
Yale Romanization?ppaykppayk.hata

Adjective

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빽빽하다 (ppaekppaekhada) (infinitive 빽빽해 or 빽빽하여, sequential 빽빽하니)

  1. dense, full of (something)
    자란 사탕수수 빽빽하게 늘어서 있는 거닐면 으스스한 기분 있습니다.
    Da jaran satangsusu-ga ppaekppaek-hage neureoseo inneun bat-eul geonilmyeon euseuseu-han gibun-i deul su-do itseumnida.
    Walking through a dense field of mature cane can be an eerie experience.
  2. jammed, clogged, crammed, packed (full of)
    빽빽하다ko-ga ppaekppaekhadaa stuffy nose

Conjugation

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