대국

Jeju

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 大國.

    Pronunciation

    • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽tækuk⫽
    • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [tæɡuk̚] ~ [teɡuk̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [대국/데국]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?daeguk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegug
    Yale Romanization?taykwuk

    Noun

    대국 (daeguk)

    1. big country, major power

    Proper noun

    대국 (daeguk)

    1. China
      Synonym: 천ᄌᆞ국 (cheonjawguk)

    References

    • “대국” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

    Korean

    Etymology

      Sino-Korean word from 大國, from 大 (“great”) + 國 (“country”).

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɡuk̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
      • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)국/데(ː)국]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?daeguk
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegug
      McCune–Reischauer?taeguk
      Yale Romanization?tāykwuk

      Noun

      대국 • (daeguk) (hanja 大國)

      1. big country, major power

      Proper noun

      대국 • (Daeguk) (hanja 大國)

      1. (specifically, dated) China
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