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잘다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Eonhae taesan jibyo (諺解胎産集要 / 언해태산집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean ᄌᆞᆯ다 (Yale: col-ta).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jalda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jalda
McCune–Reischauer?chalda
Yale Romanization?calta

Adjective

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잘다 (jalda) (infinitive 잘아, sequential 자니)

  1. to be small, to little, to fine, to be tiny, to be thin
    잘게 썰은 냄비 넣어라.
    Pa-reul jalge sseoreun hu-e naembi-e neo'eora.
    Chop the scallions into small pieces and place them in a pot.

Conjugation

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