기껍다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hanbul jajeon (韓佛字典 / 한불자전), 1880, as Early Modern Korean 깃겁다. Likely from 기ᇧ (kìsk-, to rejoice) +‎ —ㅸ— (—W—, adjectivizer), although no such form is attested within the Middle Korean corpus. Compare 즐겁다 (jeulgeopda).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gikkeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gi'kkeobda
McCune–Reischauer?kikkŏpta
Yale Romanization?ki.kkepta

Adjective

기껍다 (gikkeopda) (infinitive 기껍어, sequential 기껍으니)

  1. happy

Conjugation