두덥다

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 두껍다 (dukkeopda), and presumed to derive from Middle Korean 둗겁다 (twutkepta), but the exact derivation is unclear.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽tutəpta⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [tudəp̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [두덥따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dudeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dudeobda
Yale Romanization?	twutep.ta

Adjective

두덥다 (dudeopda) (infinitive 두더완 or 두더왕, sequential 두더우난)

1. (to be) thick (of something flat, like a book or a slice of meat)

   Antonym: 얄룹다 (yallupda, “to be thin”)

   Near-synonym: 훍다 (hukda, “to be thick (of a long object)”)

Alternative forms

• 두텁다 (duteopda), 두껍다 (dukkeopda)

References

• 송상조 [songsangjo] (2023) “두덥다”, in 20세기 제주말 큰사전 [20segi jejumal keunsajeon], 한국문화사 [han'gungmunhwasa], →ISBN, page 240