Korean

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Etymology

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용맹(勇猛) (yongmaeng) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)ŋmɛŋɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈjo(ː)ŋme̞ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yongmaenghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yongmaenghada
McCune–Reischauer?yongmaenghada
Yale Romanization?yōngmaynghata

Adjective

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용맹하다 (yongmaenghada) (infinitive 용맹해 or 용맹하여, sequential 용맹하니)

  1. to be brave, to be courageous, to be gallant

Conjugation

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