농담

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 弄談, from 弄 (“prank, joke”) + 談 (“conversation”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)ŋda̠m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [농(ː)담]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?nongdam
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nongdam
    McCune–Reischauer?nongdam
    Yale Romanization?nōngtam

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language         		농담(弄談) (nongdam)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		롱담(弄談) (rongdam)

    농담 • (nongdam) (hanja 弄談)

    1. joke, jest
      농담이였어. ― Nongdam-iyeosseo. ― I was just kidding.
    Synonyms
    • 우스겟소리 (useugetsori)
    • 익살 (iksal)
    Antonyms
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 濃淡, from 濃 (“dark, saturated”) + 淡 (“light, faint”)

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?nongdam
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?nongdam
      McCune–Reischauer?nongdam
      Yale Romanization?nongtam

      Noun

      농담 • (nongdam) (hanja 濃淡)

      1. a shade of color
        농담을 조절하다[달리하다].
        Nongdam-eul jojeolhada[dallihada].
        control[be different] a shade of color
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