우습다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 우ᇫᄫᅳ다 (Yale: wuzWuta).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)sʰɯp̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?useupda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?useubda
McCune–Reischauer?usŭpta
Yale Romanization?wūsupta

Adjective

우습다 (useupda) (irregular, infinitive 우스워, sequential 우스우니)

  1. (to be) funny, laughable, amusing

Conjugation

  • 웃다 (utda, “to laugh”)
  • 웃기다 (utgida, “to make someone laugh”)
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