얕다

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Late Old Korean 泥低 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 녙다〮 (Yale: nyèth-tá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yatda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yatda
McCune–Reischauer?yatta
Yale Romanization?yathta

Adjective

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 옅다 (yeotda)
Yang-form 얕다 (yatda)

얕다 • (yatda) (infinitive 얕아, sequential 얕으니)

  1. to be shallow
    Antonym: 깊다 (gipda, to be deep)
  2. to be low
    Synonym: 낮다 (natda)
    Antonym: 높다 (nopda, to be high)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 얕아지다 (yatajida)