거대

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 巨大 (“enormous”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈkɘ(ː)de̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)대/거(ː)데]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geodae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geodae
    McCune–Reischauer?kŏdae
    Yale Romanization?kētay

    Noun

    거대 • (geodae) (hanja 巨大)

    1. (attributively) giant; gigantic
      거대분자
      geodaebunja
      macromolecule

    Derived terms

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