대
(see above for the verbal suffix)
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대댁댂댃댄댅댆 댇댈댉댊댋댌댍 댎댏댐댑댒댓댔 댕댖댗댘댙댚댛 | |
다 ← | → 댜 |
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Korean
editEtymology 1
editSino-Korean word from 大 (“big, great”), from the Middle Korean reading 대 (Yale: tay).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛ(ː)] ~ [te̞(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)/데(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | dae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dae |
McCune–Reischauer? | tae |
Yale Romanization? | tāy |
Noun
edit- something large; something great
- Antonym: 소(小) (so)
- (in particular) large (out of a set of two or three things, e.g. portion sizes at a restaurant)
- (only in university names) Short for 대학교(大學校) (daehakgyo, “university”).
- Coordinate terms: 고(高) (go, “high school”), 중(中) (jung, “middle school”), 초(初) (cho, “elementary school”)
- 서울대 ― seouldae ― Seoul National University
Usage notes
edit- Often written in hanja (especially in restaurant menus, news headlines referring to universities, etc.), even in a contemporary text otherwise devoid of Chinese characters.
Derived terms
editPrefix
editUsage notes
edit- Often written in hanja.
Suffix
edit- Attached to Sino-Korean numerals to denote a grouping of that number which is best in quality, importance, or gravity.
Derived terms
edit- See the hanja entry at 大 for Sino-Korean compounds of 대 (大, dae).
Etymology 2
editFirst attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 대 (Yale: tay).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛ] ~ [te̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [대/데]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | dae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dae |
McCune–Reischauer? | tae |
Yale Romanization? | tay |
Noun
edit대 • (dae)
- stalk (of herbaceous plants; especially of tall grasses like maize or sugarcane)
- Synonym: 줄기 (julgi)
- pole; long stick
- (idiomatic) resolve, determination
Counter
edit대 • (dae)
- Used to count long, stick-like objects, such as arrows, rib bones, and cigarettes.
- Used to count the number of times one has been hit, whipped, or stabbed.
- Synonym: (for punches) 방 (bang)
- Used to count the number of times one has had a medical injection.
- Synonym: 방 (bang)
Etymology 3
editSino-Korean word from 代 (“to replace; generation”), from the Middle Korean reading ᄃᆡ〯 (Yale: tǒy).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛ(ː)] ~ [te̞(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)/데(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | dae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dae |
McCune–Reischauer? | tae |
Yale Romanization? | tāy |
Noun
edit- generation (in a family, a dynasty, a descent group)
- (after an attributing monarch or period) reign, period, era
- (geology) era
Prefix
editSuffix
edit- (after a Sino-Korean multiple of ten) people in their...
- 20대 ― isip-dae ― people in their twenties
- 5·60대 ― oryuksip-dae ― people in their fifties and sixties
- (after a Sino-Korean number) -th; of ancestors or political leaders
Derived terms
edit- See the hanja entry at 代 for Sino-Korean compounds of 대 (代, dae).
Etymology 4
editSino-Korean word from 對, from the Middle Korean reading ᄃᆡ〯 (Yale: tǒy).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛ(ː)] ~ [te̞(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)/데(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | dae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dae |
McCune–Reischauer? | tae |
Yale Romanization? | tāy |
Noun
edit- pair
- contrasting pair
- (between two nouns) versus, V.S.
Root
edit- Root of 대하다 (daehada, “to face; to be about”). Rarely used alone.
Prefix
editDerived terms
edit- See the hanja entry at 對 for Sino-Korean compounds of 대 (對, dae).
Etymology 5
editSino-Korean word from 臺.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛ] ~ [te̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [대/데]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | dae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dae |
McCune–Reischauer? | tae |
Yale Romanization? | tay |
Noun
editCounter
edit- Used to count machinery, including automobiles.
Suffix
editDerived terms
edit- See the hanja entry at 臺 for Sino-Korean compounds of 대 (臺, dae).
Etymology 6
editFirst attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 帶 (Yale: *tay).
In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 대〮 (Yale: táy).
Usually connected to Proto-Japonic *takay (“bamboo”), whence Japanese 竹 (take).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛ] ~ [te̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [대/데]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | dae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dae |
McCune–Reischauer? | tae |
Yale Romanization? | tay |
Noun
edit대 • (dae)
Derived terms
editEtymology 7
editSino-Korean word from 隊 (“group; army unit”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛ(ː)] ~ [te̞(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)/데(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | dae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dae |
McCune–Reischauer? | tae |
Yale Romanization? | tāy |
Noun
editDerived terms
edit- See the hanja entry at 隊 for Sino-Korean compounds of 대 (隊, dae).
Etymology 8
editModern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
edit대 (dae)
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