싱겁다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Nammyeongjip eonhae (南明集諺解 / 남명집언해), 1482, as Middle Korean 슴겁다 (Yale: sumkepta).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰiŋɡʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?singgeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?singgeobda
McCune–Reischauer?singgŏpta
Yale Romanization?singkepta

Adjective

싱겁다 • (singgeopda) (irregular, infinitive 싱거워, sequential 싱거우니)

  1. to be bland, not salty
  2. to be tiresome, tedious

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • (to be bland, not salty): 짜다 (jjada, “to be salty”)
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