Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean 아ᄅᆞᆺ답다 (Yale: alostapta). Cognate with 아름답다 (areumdapda, “to be beautiful”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?arittapda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ali'ttabda
McCune–Reischauer?arittapta
Yale Romanization?ali.ttapta

Adjective

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아리땁다 (arittapda) (irregular, infinitive 아리따워, sequential 아리따우니)

  1. to be pretty, lovely, beautiful

Conjugation

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