Korean

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Etymology

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험악(險惡) (heomak) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɘ(ː)ma̠kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heomakhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heom'aghada
McCune–Reischauer?hŏmakhada
Yale Romanization?hēm.ak.hata

Adjective

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험악하다 (heomakhada) (infinitive 험악해 or 험악하여, sequential 험악하니)

  1. (to be) dangerous, perilous
  2. (to be) grim, stern

Conjugation

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