Korean

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Etymology

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여과(濾過) (yeogwa) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ɡwa̠ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeogwahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeogwahada
McCune–Reischauer?yŏgwahada
Yale Romanization?yēkwahata

Verb

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여과하다 (yeogwahada) (infinitive 여과해 or 여과하여, sequential 여과하니)

  1. (transitive) to filter, to percolate
    Synonym: 거르다 (georeuda)

Conjugation

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