Korean

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Etymology

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From 시위(示威) (siwi, demonstration, protest) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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시위하다 (siwihada) (infinitive 시위해 or 시위하여, sequential 시위하니)

  1. to protest, demonstrate

Conjugation

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