밝다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 븕다 (beulkda). Alternation of 붉다 (bukda); see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[pa̠k̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? bakda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? balgda
McCune–Reischauer? pakta
Yale Romanization? palkqta

Adjective

밝다 (bakda) (infinitive 밝아, sequential 밝으니)

  1. to be bright, brilliant
  2. to be light, clear
  3. to be acute, keen, learned
  4. to be cheerful, happy, optimistic
  5. to be clean (of a social order)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • 환하다 (hwanhada, “to be bright, brilliant”)
  • 옅다 (yeotda, “to be light, fair (of a color)”)

Antonyms

  • 어둡다 (eodupda, “to be dark”)
  • 짙다 (jitda, “to be dark, deep (of a color)”)

Derived terms

  • 밝히다 (balkida, “to brighten, enlighten”)

Verb

밝다 (bakda) (infinitive 밝아, sequential 밝으니)

  1. to dawn

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 밝을녘 (balgeullyeok, “dawn, daybreak”)
  • 밝이 (balgi, “dawn, daybreak”)
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