얇다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엷다 (Yale: yelpta).

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?yalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yalbda
McCune–Reischauer?yalta
Yale Romanization?yālpta

Adjective

얇다 (yalda) (infinitive 얇아, sequential 얇으니)

  1. (to be) thin (of something flat, like a book or a slice of meat)
    Antonym: 두껍다 (dukkeopda)

Conjugation

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