잘다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Eonhae taesan jibyo (諺解胎産集要 / 언해태산집요), 1608, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᆯ다 (Yale: colta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕa̠ɭda̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[잘다]
Revised Romanization? jalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jalda
McCune–Reischauer? chalda
Yale Romanization? calta

Adjective

잘다 • (jalda) (infinitive 잘아, sequential 자니)

  1. (to be) small, little
    파를 잘게 썰은 후에 냄비에 넣어라.
    Pareul jalge sseoreun hue naembie neoeora.
    Chop the scallions into small pieces and place them in a pot.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 잔 (jan, “small”) (determinative form)
  1. 잔 보고서
    jan bogoseo
    meticulous report

See also

  • 잘생기다 (jalsaenggida, “good-looking”)
  • 작다 (jakda, “small, little, tiny, low, petty”)
  • 자르다 (jareuda, “to cut”)
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