잘다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Eonhae taesan jibyo (諺解胎産集要 / 언해태산집요), 1608, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᆯ다 (Yale: colta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕa̠ɭda̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? jalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jalda
McCune–Reischauer? chalda
Yale Romanization? calta

Adjective

잘다 (jalda) (infinitive 잘아, sequential 자니)

  1. (to be) small, little
    파를 게 썰은 후에 냄비에 넣어라.
    Pareul jalge sseoreun hue naembie neoeora.
    Chop the scallions into small pieces and place them in a pot.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • (jan, “small”) (determinative form)
  1. 보고서
    jan bogoseo
    meticulous report

See also

  • 잘생기다 (jalsaenggida, “good-looking”)
  • 작다 (jakda, “small, little, tiny, low, petty”)
  • 자르다 (jareuda, “to cut”)
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