대동
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 大洞, from 大 (大, “big”) + 洞 (洞, “dong”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)do̞ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)do̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)동/데(ː)동]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | Daedong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Daedong |
McCune–Reischauer? | Taedong |
Yale Romanization? | tāytong |
Proper noun
대동 • (Daedong) (hanja 大洞)
- Dae-dong (a locality in Dong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 大東, from 大 (大, “big”) + 東 (東, “east”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)do̞ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)do̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)동/데(ː)동]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | Daedong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Daedong |
McCune–Reischauer? | Taedong |
Yale Romanization? | tāytong |
Proper noun
대동 • (Daedong) (hanja 大東)
- (historical) Korea