싱겁다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Nammyeongjip eonhae (南明集諺解 / 남명집언해), 1482, as Middle Korean 슴겁다 (Yale: sumkepta).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?singgeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?singgeobda
McCune–Reischauer?singgŏpta
Yale Romanization?singkepta

Adjective

싱겁다 (singgeopda) (irregular, infinitive 싱거워, sequential 싱거우니)

  1. to be bland, not salty
  2. to be tiresome, tedious

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • (to be bland, not salty): 짜다 (jjada, “to be salty”)