냉혹하다

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Korean

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Etymology

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From 냉혹(冷酷) (naenghok, cold-blooded) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋβo̞kʰa̠da̠] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋβo̞kʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naenghokhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naenghoghada
McCune–Reischauer?naenghokhada
Yale Romanization?nāynghok.hata

Adjective

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냉혹하다 (naenghokhada) (infinitive 냉혹해 or 냉혹하여, sequential 냉혹하니)

  1. callous, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, merciless, cruel, ruthless, unfeeling, heartless, in cold blood

Conjugation

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