Korean

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Etymology

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엷— (yeol-, “to be thin, to be pale”) + 파랗다 (parata, “to be blue”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ɭpʰa̠ɾa̠tʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeolparata
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeolbpalahda
McCune–Reischauer?yŏlp'arat'a
Yale Romanization?yēlpphalahta

Adjective

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엷파랗다 (yeolparata) (irregular, infinitive 엷파래, sequential 엷파라니)

  1. to be pale blue
    하늘 우러러보았다. 엷파란 옷감으로 덮인 했다.
    haneur-eul ureoreoboatda. yeolparan otgam-euro deopin deut haetda.
    I looked up towards the sky. It seemed as if it were covered by a pale blue cloth.

Conjugation

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