하얗다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 하〮야ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: háyàhòtá).

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?hayata
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hayahda
McCune–Reischauer?hayat'a
Yale Romanization?hā.yahta

Adjective

하얗다 (hayata) (irregular, infinitive 하얘, sequential 하야니)

  1. white, pure white, pale
    Antonym: 까맣다 (kkamata, black)
    그녀 하얗다.Geunyeo-neun sar-i cham hayata.She is very fair-skinned.
    대지 서리 내려 하얗다.Daeji-neun seori-ga naeryeo hayata.The ground is white with frost.
  2. in swarms, in crowds, in flocks
    하얗게 몰려들다hayake mollyeodeuldagathering in a crowd
  3. (staying up) all night
    우리 하얗게 지새우고 함께 뜨는 지켜보았다.
    Uri-neun hayake bam-eul jisae'ugo hamkke hae-ga tteuneun geos-eul jikyeoboatda.
    We stayed up all night and watched the sun rise together.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • 희다 (huida, white)
  • 허옇다 (heoyeota, white, pale) (heavy variant)