농담

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• 롱담 (rongdam) (North Korea)

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

농담 • (nongdam) (hanja 弄談)

1. joke, jest

Synonyms

• 우스겟소리 (useugetsori)
• 익살 (iksal)

Antonyms

• 진담 (jindam)

Derived terms

• 농담하다 (nongdamhada)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞ŋda̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [농담]

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