짧다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 뎌르다 (Yale: tyeluta).

Also attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 뎌르다 (Yale: tyeluta).

Also attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 뎌르다 (Yale: tyeluta).

Also attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 댜르다 (Yale: tyaluta).

Also attested in the Mong-eo yuhae bopyeon (蒙語類解補編 / 몽어유해보편), 1790, as Modern Korean 져르다 (jeoreuda).

Also attested in the Hanbul sajeon (韓佛辭典 / 한불사전), 1880, as Modern Korean 져르다 (jeoreuda).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjalbda
McCune–Reischauer?tchalta
Yale Romanization?ccalpta

Adjective

짧다 (jjalda) (infinitive 짧아, sequential 짧으니)

  1. (to be) short

Usage notes

Used mainly to describe length. For example, 그는 다리가 짧다. (geuneun dariga jjalda., “He has a short leg.”) When referring to a person's height, 작다 (jakda, “small”) is used.

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • 길다 (gilda, “to be long”)

Derived terms

See also