Korean

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Etymology

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From the intensifying prefix 시— (si-) and the adjective 꺼멓— (kkeomeot-, “black”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sikkeomeota
Revised Romanization (translit.)?si'kkeomeohda
McCune–Reischauer?sikkŏmŏt'a
Yale Romanization?si.kkemehta

Adjective

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시꺼멓다 (sikkeomeota) (irregular, infinitive 시꺼메, sequential 시꺼머니)

  1. deep-black, sooted
  2. blackhearted, wicked

Conjugation

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See also

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