싱겁다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?singgeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?singgeobda
McCune–Reischauer?singgŏpta
Yale Romanization?singkepta

Adjective[edit]

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

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

Conjugation[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

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