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 ᄒᆡ〮다〮 (Yale: hóy-tá).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?huida
McCune–Reischauer?hŭida
Yale Romanization?huyta

Adjective

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희다 (huida) (infinitive 희어, sequential 희니)

  1. (of colour) to be white
    Antonym: 검다 (geomda, to be black)
  2. (of hair) to be grey

Conjugation

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See also

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