퉁명스럽다

Korean

Etymology

퉁명 (tungmyeong) +‎ -스럽다 (-seureopda).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰuŋmjʌ̹ŋsʰɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tungmyeongseureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tungmyeongseuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?t'ungmyŏngsŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?thwungmyengsulepta

Adjective

퉁명스럽다 • (tungmyeongseureopda) (infinitive 퉁명스러워, sequential 퉁명스러우니)

  1. to be curt, to be brusque, to be gruff (of an attitude or way of speaking)
    아이 자기 아니라고 퉁명스럽게 말했다.
    ai-neun jagi tas-i anirago tungmyeongseureopge malhaetda.
    The child said curtly that it was not his fault.

Conjugation