대구

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 大口 (“big mouth”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛɡu] ~ [te̞ɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [대구/데구]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?daegu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegu
    McCune–Reischauer?taegu
    Yale Romanization?taykwu

    Noun

    대구 • (daegu) (hanja 大口)

    1. A cod or haddock, especially the Pacific cod.
      대구탕
      daegutang
      cod soup
    Derived terms
    • 대서양대구 (daeseoyangdaegu, “Atlantic cod”)
    • 해덕대구 (haedeokdaegu, “haddock”)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 大邱 (“large hill”).

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛɡu] ~ [te̞ɡu]
      • Phonetic hangul: [대구/데구]
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?Daegu
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?Daegu
      McCune–Reischauer?Taegu
      Yale Romanization?taykwu

      Proper noun

      대구 • (Daegu) (hanja 大邱)

      1. Daegu, Taegu (a city in South Korea)
        대구 광역시
        Daegu gwang'yeoksi
        Daegu Metropolitan City
      Derived terms
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