어벙하다

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Korean

Etymology

어벙 (eobeong) +‎ -하다 (-hada, light verb deriving adjectives). The first element is not used in isolation and is of unclear meaning, but compare 어리석다 (eoriseokda, to be foolish), 꺼벙하다 (kkeobeonghada, to be simple, to be foolish).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eobeonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eobeonghada
McCune–Reischauer?ŏbŏnghada
Yale Romanization?epenghata

Adjective

어벙하다 (eobeonghada) (infinitive 어벙해 or 어벙하여, sequential 어벙하니)

  1. (of a person) to be dumbish, to be stupidish
    Synonyms: 멍청하다 (meongcheonghada), 모자라다 (mojarada), 어리숙하다 (eorisukhada)
  2. (of a skill) to be incompetent

Conjugation