허옇다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Heavy variant of 하얗다 (hayata, “white”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɘ(ː)jʌ̹tʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [허(ː)여타]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heoyeota
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heoyeohda
McCune–Reischauer?hŏyŏt'a
Yale Romanization?hē.yehta

Adjective

허옇다 • (heoyeota) (irregular, infinitive 허예, sequential 허여니)

  1. dimly white, pale, cloudy
    Antonym: 꺼멓다 (kkeomeota)
    허연 김 ― heoyeon gim ― white steam
    기름이 허옇게 굳다 ― gireum-i heoyeoke gutda ― hardened white oil
  2. in swarms, crowds, flocks
    허옇게 모이다 ― heoyeoke moida ― gathered in a crowd
  3. embarrassed, abashed, sheepish
    허옇게 되다 ― heoyeoke doeda ― to become embarrassed

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