촌스럽다

Korean

Etymology

From 촌(村) (chon, countryside) + 스럽다 (-seureopda, suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)nsʰɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chonseureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chonseuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?ch'onsŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?chōnsulepta

Adjective

촌스럽다 • (chonseureopda) (infinitive 촌스러워, sequential 촌스러우니)

  1. to be boorish, rustic, countrified-looking; outdated, old-fashioned, unfashionable
    Antonyms: 멋지다 (meotjida), 세련되다 (seryeondoeda)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • 농부(農夫)답다 (nongbudapda, to be like a farmer)
  • 멋없다 (meodeopda, uninteresting, dull)
  • 상(常)스럽다 (sangseureopda, vulgar, coarse, in bad taste)

See also

  • 촌(村)티 (chonti, being countrified)
  • 촌기(村氣) (chon'gi, a rustic quality)
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