섧다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 셟〯다〮 (Yale: syělptá), seemingly from *셜 (*syel-) + (-W-, adjectivizer). Compare 서럽다 (seoreopda).

From Old Korean 哀反 (*SYELp-).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɭt͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seolbda
McCune–Reischauer?sŏlta
Yale Romanization?sēlpta

Adjective

섧다 • (seolda) (irregular, infinitive 설워, sequential 설우니)

  1. to be sad, sorrowful

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 설워하다
  • 설워지다
  • 설움
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