따뜻하다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Dongmun yuhae (同文類解 / 동문유해), 1748, as Early Modern Korean ᄯᆞᆺᄯᆞᆺᄒᆞ다 (Yale: stostos-hota), semantic equivalent to 따뜻 (ttatteut) +‎ -하다 (-hada). The root 따뜻 (ttatteut) is a reduplication of Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆺ- (Yale: tòs-, “warm”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͈a̠t͈ɯtʰa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttatteuthada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tta'tteushada
McCune–Reischauer?ttattŭthada
Yale Romanization?tta.ttushata

Adjective

따뜻하다 • (ttatteuthada) (infinitive 따뜻해 or 따뜻하여, sequential 따뜻하니)

  1. (to be) warm

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Korean: 따듯하다 (ttadeuthada)