Korean

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Etymology

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성(聖) (seong) +‎ 스럽다 (-seureopda).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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성스럽다 (seongseureopda) (infinitive 성스러워, sequential 성스러우니)

  1. (to be) holy

Conjugation

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