냉담하다

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Korean

Etymology

From 냉담(冷淡) (naengdam, cold, indifferent) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

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?naengdamhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naengdamhada
McCune–Reischauer?naengdamhada
Yale Romanization?nāyngtamhata

Adjective

냉담하다 (naengdamhada) (infinitive 냉담해 or 냉담하여, sequential 냉담하니)

  1. cold, apathetic, chilly, frosty, cold-hearted, cold-blooded, frigid
    냉담한 응대naengdamhan eungdaea cold response
    그녀 목소리 담긴 냉담함 상처 받았다.
    Geunyeo-neun geu-ui moksori-e damgin naengdamham-e sangcheo-reul badatda.
    She was hurt by the coldness in his voice.

Conjugation