과다

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 過多.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [과(ː)다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwada
McCune–Reischauer?	kwada
Yale Romanization?	kwāta

Noun

과다 • (gwada) (hanja 過多)

1. excess, surfeit

   Antonym: 과소(過少) (gwaso)

Derived terms

• 과다(過多)하다 (gwadahada)