Korean

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Etymology

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참신(斬新) (chamsin) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)mɕʰinɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamsinhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamsinhada
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amsinhada
Yale Romanization?chāmsin.hata

Adjective

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참신하다 (chamsinhada) (infinitive 참신해 or 참신하여, sequential 참신하니)

  1. to be fresh, to be novel, to be original
    발상 참신하다.Balsang-i chamsinhada.The idea is novel.

Conjugation

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