묽다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Byeogon sinbang (辟瘟新方 / 벽온신방), 1653, as Early Modern Korean 믉다 (Yale: mulkta). Derived from (meul, “water”) (> modern (mul)) + (g, epenthesis) + —다 (-da). Ablaut form: 맑다 (makda, “clear”). Compare 붉다 (bukda, “red”) < (bul, “fire”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mukda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mulgda
McCune–Reischauer?mukta
Yale Romanization?mulkta

Adjective

묽다 • (mukda) (infinitive 묽어, sequential 묽으니)

  1. (of a liquid) to be watery, washy, thin, dilute
  2. (figurative, of a person) to be weak, feeble

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Adjectives: 묽디묽다 (mukdimukda), 묽숙하다 (muksukhada), 묽스그레하다 (mukseugeurehada), 물긋하다 (mulgeuthada), 물그스름하다 (mulgeuseureumhada), 물그스레하다 (mulgeuseurehada), 물그레하다 (mulgeurehada)
  • Verbs: 묽어지다 (mulgeojida), 묽히다 (mulkida)
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