영리하다

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Korean[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

영리(怜悧) (yeongni) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋniɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongnihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonglihada
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngnihada
Yale Romanization?yēnglihata

Adjective[edit]

South Korean
Standard Language
영리하다 (yeongnihada)
North Korean
Standard Language
령리하다 (ryeongnihada)

영리하다 (yeongnihada) (infinitive 영리해 or 영리하여, sequential 영리하니)

  1. (to be) smart, clever, intelligent
    Synonym: 똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada)
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

영리(營利) (yeongni) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongnihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonglihada
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngnihada
Yale Romanization?yenglihata

Verb[edit]

영리하다 (yeongnihada) (infinitive 영리해 or 영리하여, sequential 영리하니)

  1. (intransitive) to profit; to seek profit
Conjugation[edit]