예쁘다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as 어엿브다 (Yale: eyesputa).

Pronunciation

• IPA: jeːp̤ɯda
• Phonetic hangul: 예ː쁘다

Romanization

Revised	yeppeuda	transliteration	yeppeuda
McCune–Reischauer	yeppŭda	Yale	yēypputa

Adjective

예쁘다 (yeppeuda)  infinitive 예뻐, sequential 예쁘니

1. to be pretty

Synonyms

• 아름답다 (areumdapda)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "예쁘다 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-06-15.