Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 우ᇫᄫᅳ다 (Yale: wuzWuta).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)sʰɯp̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?useupda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?useubda
McCune–Reischauer?usŭpta
Yale Romanization?wūsupta

Adjective

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우습다 (useupda) (irregular, infinitive 우스워, sequential 우스우니)

  1. (to be) funny, laughable, amusing

Conjugation

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  • 웃다 (utda, “to laugh”)
  • 웃기다 (utgida, “to make someone laugh”)