Korean

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Etymology

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From 얕다 (yatda, “shallow”) + 잡다 (japda, “to hold”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yatjapda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yatjabda
McCune–Reischauer?yatchapta
Yale Romanization?yathcapta

Verb

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얕잡다 (yatjapda) (infinitive 얕잡아, sequential 얕잡으니)

  1. to underrate, to belittle

Conjugation

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A non-ㅂ-irregular verb.

Synonyms

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  • 낮잡다 (natjapda, “to estimate low, to underrate”)