허옇다

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Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Heavy variant of 하얗다 (hayata, white).

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?heoyeota
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heoyeohda
McCune–Reischauer?hŏyŏt'a
Yale Romanization?hē.yehta

Adjective

허옇다 (heoyeota) (irregular, infinitive 허예, sequential 허여니)

  1. dimly white, pale, cloudy
    Antonym: 꺼멓다 (kkeomeota)
    허연 heoyeon gimwhite steam
    기름 허옇게 굳다gireum-i heoyeoke gutdahardened white oil
  2. in swarms, crowds, flocks
    허옇게 모이다heoyeoke moidagathered in a crowd
  3. embarrassed, abashed, sheepish
    허옇게 되다heoyeoke doedato become embarrassed

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