싱겁다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Nammyeongjip eonhae (南明集諺解 / 남명집언해), 1482, as Middle Korean 슴겁다 (sumkepta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ɕʰiŋɡʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? singgeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? singgeobda
McCune–Reischauer? singgŏpta
Yale Romanization? singkepqta

Adjective

싱겁다 (singgeopda) (irregular, infinitive 싱거워, sequential 싱거우니)

  1. to be bland, not salty
  2. to be tiresome, tedious

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • (to be bland, not salty): 짜다 (jjada, “to be salty”)
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