급한 데

급한 데

Korean

Etymology

급한 (geuphan, “urgent”) + 데 (de, “place”).

Pronunciation

• (Seoul dialect) IPA^(key): [kɯpʰa̠n te̞]
• Phonetic hangeul: [그판 데]

Revised Romanization? geuphan de Revised Romanization (translit.)? geub-han de McCune–Reischauer? kŭphan te Yale Romanization? kup.han tey

Noun

급한 데 • (geuphan de)

1. (speech of the royal court) toilet, lavatory
2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 급하다 (geuphada),‎ 데 (de).

References

• 김용숙 (Kim Yong-suk) (1994) , “궁중어의 아름다움—<한중록>을 중심으로 [The beauty of court language: Focusing on the Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong]”, in Han'geul, volume 226, pages 101—128