통통하다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 통통 (tongtong, “shortly, corpulently, swollenly”) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰo̞ŋtʰo̞ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [통통하다]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tongtonghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tongtonghada
McCune–Reischauer?t'ongt'onghada
Yale Romanization?thongthonghata

Adjective

통통하다 • (tongtonghada) (infinitive 통통해 or 통통하여, sequential 통통하니)

  1. short and fat
    내 강아지가 네 고양이보다 통통하다.
    Nae gang'aji-ga ne goyang'i-boda tongtonghada.
    My dog is fatter than your cat.
  2. swollen, plump, chubby, round
    볼이 통통하다 ― bor-i tongtonghada ― chubby cheeks
    통통한 젖가슴 ― tongtonghan jeotgaseum ― full breasts

Conjugation

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