대추
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 대〯초〮 (Yale: tǎychwó).
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 대조 (大棗, daejo).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰu] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)t͡ɕʰu]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)추/데(ː)추]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | daechu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daechu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | taech'u |
| Yale Romanization? | tāy.chwu |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 대추의 / 대추에 / 대추까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.
Noun
대추 • (daechu)
- jujube
- date (fruit)
Derived terms
- 대추차 (—茶, daechucha)