엉성하다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 엉성 (eongseong) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹ŋsʰʌ̹ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eongseonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eongseonghada
McCune–Reischauer?ŏngsŏnghada
Yale Romanization?engsenghata

Adjective

엉성하다 • (eongseonghada) (infinitive 엉성해 or 엉성하여, sequential 엉성하니)

  1. careless, sloppy
  2. loose, sparse, poor or low-quality (of fabrics or handiwork)
  3. skeletal, emaciated

Conjugation