겹다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 계우다 (kyeywuta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ˈkjɘːp̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[:]
Revised Romanization? gyeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gyeobda
McCune–Reischauer? kyŏpta
Yale Romanization? kyēpqta

Adjective

겹다 (gyeopda) (irregular, infinitive 겨워, sequential 겨우니)

  1. (of task, situation, etc.) to be too much (for someone); to be excessive; to be beyond one's capacity
  2. (of a person) to be overwhelmed (with emotion); to be beyond restraint; to be uncontrollable
  3. (of season, time) to have already passed

Derived terms

Conjugation

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