Korean

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Etymology

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소심(小心) (sosim) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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소심하다 (sosimhada) (infinitive 소심해 or 소심하여, sequential 소심하니)

  1. (of a person) to be timid; to be faint-hearted

Conjugation

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