밝다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆰ다〮 (Yale: pòlk-tá). Alternation of Middle Korean 븕다〮 (Yale: pùlk-tá, “to be red”, whence modern Korean 붉다 (bukda)); see there for more. From Old Korean 明斤 (*POlk).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bakda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?balgda
McCune–Reischauer?pakta
Yale Romanization?palkta

Adjective

Korean verb set
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Causative밝히다 (balkida)

밝다 • (bakda) (infinitive 밝아, sequential 밝으니)

  1. to be bright, to be brilliant
    Synonym: 훤하다 (hwonhada)
    Antonym: 어둡다 (eodupda)
  2. to be light, to be clear
    Antonym: 어둡다 (eodupda)
  3. to be acute, to be keen, to be learned
  4. to be cheerful, to be happy, to be optimistic
    Antonym: 어둡다 (eodupda)

Conjugation

Verb

밝다 • (bakda) (infinitive 밝아, sequential 밝으니)

  1. (intransitive) to dawn

Conjugation

Derived terms

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