Korean

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Etymology

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조심(操心) (josim) +‎ 스럽다 (-seureopda, adjective-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)ɕʰimsʰɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?josimseureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?josimseuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?chosimsŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?cōsimsulepta

Adjective

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조심스럽다 (josimseureopda) (infinitive 조심스러워, sequential 조심스러우니)

  1. to be chary, to be careful, to be cautious

Conjugation

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