교교하다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

교교(皎皎) (gyogyo, clear, white, pure, Sino-Korean root) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)ɡjoɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyogyohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyogyohada
McCune–Reischauer?kyogyohada
Yale Romanization?kyōkyohata

Adjective[edit]

교교하다 (gyogyohada) (infinitive 교교해 or 교교하여, sequential 교교하니, hanja 皎皎하다)

  1. (literary) to be beautifully white and clear (especially of the Moon)
    명월 교교한데 추풍 소슬하다.
    Myeong'wor-eun gyogyohande chupung-eun soseulhada.
    The bright Moon is pure and clear, but the autumn winds are desolate.
  2. (literary) to be very quiet

Conjugation[edit]