Korean

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Etymology

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얼큰 (eolkeun) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹ɭkxɯnɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eolkeunhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eolkeunhada
McCune–Reischauer?ŏlk'ŭnhada
Yale Romanization?el.khun.hata

Adjective

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얼큰하다 (eolkeunhada) (infinitive 얼큰해 or 얼큰하여, sequential 얼큰하니)

  1. spicy, with a numbing sensation (stronger than 얼근하다 (eolgeunhada))
  2. tipsy

Conjugation

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