어눌하다

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Korean

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Etymology

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어눌(語訥) (eonul) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)nuɾɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eonulhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eonulhada
McCune–Reischauer?ŏnurhada
Yale Romanization?ēnwul.hata

Adjective

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어눌하다 (eonulhada) (infinitive 어눌해 or 어눌하여, sequential 어눌하니)

  1. to be inarticulate (in speech)
  2. to be awkward and slow (in speech)
    말하는 어눌하다.Geu-neun malhaneun geos-i eonul-hada.His speech is awkward and slow.

Conjugation

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