어렙다

Korean edit

Etymology edit

Cognate to standard 어렵다 (eoryeopda, “to be difficult”) but with narrowed semantics. The Yukjin word for "to be difficult" in general is 바뿌다 (bappuda).

Adjective edit

어렙다 • (eorepda) (infinitive 어렙어, sequential 어렙으니)

(Yukjin) to be difficult to bring up in conversation; to invite caution when speaking of it

References edit

곽충구 [gwakchunggu] (2007) “동북방언의 어휘 [dongbukbang'eonui eohwi, The vocabulary of the Northeastern dialect]”, in Gugeo gungmunhak, volume 165, pages 119—150