Korean

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Alternative forms

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  • 횡하다 (hoenghada)misspelling in South Korea

Etymology

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South Korean
Standard Language
휑하다 (hwenghada)
North Korean
Standard Language
횡하다 (hoenghada)

From (hweng, root) +‎ 하다 (-hada, suffix deriving light verbs).

Pronunciation

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 휑하다 (hwenghada)
Yang-form 횅하다 (hwaenghada)
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwenghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwenghada
McCune–Reischauer?hwenghada
Yale Romanization?hweynghata

Adjective

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휑하다 (hwenghada) (infinitive 휑해 or 휑하여, sequential 휑하니)

  1. knowledgeable, bright, intelligent
    Synonym: 환하다 (hwanhada)
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. wide open, airy, breezy
    Synonyms: 썰렁하다 (sseolleonghada), 환하다 (hwanhada)
    바람이 방 안으로 휑하게 통과하고 있었다.
    Baram-i bang an-euro hwenghage tonggwahago isseotda.
    The wind was blowing freely through the room.
  3. empty, hollow; giving a sense of emptiness (of a space)
    Synonyms: 휑뎅그렁하다 (hwengdenggeureonghada), 허전하다 (heojeonhada)
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  4. sunken and lacking vitality (of eyes)
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Conjugation

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Note 1