대동
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 大洞, from 大 (“big”) + 洞 (“dong”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)do̞ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)do̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)동/데(ː)동]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Daedong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Daedong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Taedong |
| Yale Romanization? | tāytong |
Proper noun
대동 • (Daedong) (hanja 大洞)
- Dae-dong (a locality in Dong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 大東, from 大 (“big”) + 東 (“east”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)do̞ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)do̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)동/데(ː)동]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Daedong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Daedong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Taedong |
| Yale Romanization? | tāytong |
Proper noun
대동 • (Daedong) (hanja 大東)
- (historical) Korea
Etymology 3
| Form from Sino-Korean |
대동(臺東) (Daedong) |
|---|---|
| Form from Standard Mandarin |
타이둥 (Taidung) |
Sino-Korean word from 臺東.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)do̞ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)do̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)동/데(ː)동]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Daedong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Daedong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Taedong |
| Yale Romanization? | tāytong |
Proper noun
대동 • (Daedong) (hanja 臺東)