Korean edit

Etymology edit

포옹(抱擁) (poong) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)o̞ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?poonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?poonghada
McCune–Reischauer?p'oonghada
Yale Romanization?phōonghata

Verb edit

포옹하다 (poonghada) (infinitive 포옹해 or 포옹하여, sequential 포옹하니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to hug, to embrace

Conjugation edit