ongsaekada

[옹새카다]

옹색하다 (ongsaekada) is a Korean word meaning “badly off; needy; cramp”.

Meanings

  1. 1badly off
  2. 2needy
  3. 3cramp
  4. 4narrow and close
  5. 5narrow-minded
  6. 6bigoted
  7. 7awkward
Part of speech
adjective
Hanja

Related words

어색하다awkward새옹지마blessing in disguise옹고집pigheadedness옹졸하다narrow-minded옹색being badly off발본색원eradication발본색원하다eradicate궁색poverty궁색하다impoverished궁색스럽다needy군색하다destitute경색strain

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