짧다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Myobeopyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 뎌르다 (tyeluta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕ͈a̠ɭt͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? jjalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jjalbda
McCune–Reischauer? tchalta
Yale Romanization? ccalpqta

Adjective

짧다 (jjalda) (infinitive 짧아, sequential 짧으니)

  1. (to be) short

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • 길다 (gilda, “to be long”)

Derived terms

  • 짧아지다 (jjalbajida, “to get shorter, become shorter”)
  • 짧다랗다 (jjaldarata), 짤따랗다 (jjalttarata, “shortish”)

See also

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