부드럽다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 부드럽다 (Yale: pwutulepta).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pudɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?budeureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?budeuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?pudŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?putulepta

Adjective

부드럽다 • (budeureopda) (irregular, infinitive 부드러워, sequential 부드러우니)

  1. to be soft, smooth, gentle, mild
  2. tender

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • 보들보들하다 (bodeulbodeulhada, “to be soft”)
  • 연하다 (, yeonhada, “to be soft”)
  • 순하다 (, sunhada, “to be mild”)

Antonyms

See also