민하다

Korean

Etymology

Compare 미련하다 (miryeonhada). While cited as being used in the Hwanghae dialect,^[1] there also is some limited, largely informal accounts of it also being used among speakers of the Pyongan dialect.

Adjective

민하다 • (minhada) (infinitive 민해 or 민하여, sequential 민하니)

(Hwanghae, Pyongan) to be stupid, foolish
- 2011 June 22, 차인태 [chaintae], “The Guru Show - Cha In-Tae (1)”, in 무릎팍도사 [mureup'pakdosa]‎^[1], 평안북도 벽동군 [pyeong'anbukdo byeokdonggun]:
  에미나이 왜 이케 민하게 노 네?
  eminai wae ike minhage no-ne?
  Girl, why are you playing so foolishly?
  - As the speaker, announcer Cha In-Tae, fled to South Korea as a toddler, it is likely that his spoken Pyongan dialect is not entirely reflective of the Byeokdong dialect.

References

^ 황대화 (Hwang Dae-Hwa) (2007) “황해도 방언 연구 [hwanghaedo bang'eon yeon'gu, A Study on the Hwanghae Dialect]”, in 한국문화사, page 304

[1] 황대화 (Hwang Dae-Hwa) (2007) “황해도 방언 연구 [hwanghaedo bang'eon yeon'gu, A Study on the Hwanghae Dialect]”, in 한국문화사, page 304

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