어렙다

Korean

Etymology

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

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

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

References

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