Korean

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Etymology

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어색(語塞) (eosaek) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)sʰɛkʰa̠da̠] ~ [ˈɘ(ː)sʰe̞kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosaekhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosaeghada
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsaekhada
Yale Romanization?ēsayk.hata

Adjective

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어색하다 (eosaekhada) (infinitive 어색해 or 어색하여, sequential 어색하니)

  1. (to be) awkward

Conjugation

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