악대
Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Beobeo eonhae (法語諺解 / 법어언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 악대 (Yale: aktay). Ultimately a borrowing from Middle Mongol ᠠᠭᠲᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (aɣtalaqu, “to castrate”) (whence Mongolian агтлах (agtlax)). Compare also Manchu ᠠᡴᡨᠠ (akta, “castrated, gelded”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠k̚t͈ɛ] ~ [a̠k̚t͈e̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [악때/악떼]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | akdae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | agdae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | aktae |
| Yale Romanization? | aktay |
Noun
악대 • (akdae)
- castrated animal, gelding
Derived terms
- 악대돼지 (akdaedwaeji): (castrated pig) hog
- 악대말 (akdaemal): (castrated horse) gelding
- 악대소 (akdaeso): (castrated bull) bullock, ox
Related terms
- 불까다 (bulkkada): To castrate
- 불앗다 (buratda): To castrate
- 불치다 (bulchida): To castrate
- 거세 (去勢, geose): castration
See also
- 내시 (內侍, naesi): eunuch
- 환관 (宦官, hwan'gwan): eunuch
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 樂隊
Noun
악대 • (akdae) (hanja 樂隊)
- musical band