Korean

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Etymology

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세탁(洗濯) (setak) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)tʰa̠kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?setakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?setaghada
McCune–Reischauer?set'akhada
Yale Romanization?sēy.thak.hata

Verb

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세탁하다 (setakhada) (infinitive 세탁해 or 세탁하여, sequential 세탁하니)

  1. (transitive) to do the laundry
    Synonym: 빨래하다 (ppallaehada)

Conjugation

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