대령

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeryeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daelyeong
McCune–Reischauer?taeryŏng
Yale Romanization?tāylyeng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 待令 (to wait for the order).

Noun

대령 • (daeryeong) (hanja 待令)

  1. waiting for an order; waiting for the command to fall
Derived terms
  • 대령(待令)시키다 (daeryeongsikida, to make someone wait for the order)
  • 대령(待令)하다 (daeryeonghada, to wait for the order)
  • 대령상궁(待令尙宮) (daeryeongsanggung, lady attending on the king)
  • 대령숙수(待令熟手) (daeryeongsuksu, court cook)

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from (great) + (colonel, officer).

    Noun

    대령 • (daeryeong) (hanja 大領)

    South Korean
    Standard Language
    대령(大領) (daeryeong)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    상좌(上佐) (sangjwa)
    1. (military) colonel; (in the navy) captain
    See also

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from (great) + (soul, spirit).

      Noun

      대령 • (daeryeong) (hanja 大靈)

      1. (religion) oversoul; fundamental spirit of the cosmos
      2. (honorific, shamanism) deity, divinity

      Etymology 4

      Sino-Korean word from 對靈.

      Noun

      대령 • (daeryeong) (hanja 對靈)

      1. [~의식(儀式)] (Buddhism) Buddhist funerary ritual, dispatching the deceased soul to the afterlife

      Etymology 5

        Sino-Korean word from 大嶺, from (great) + (pass).

        Proper noun

        대령 • (Daeryeong) (hanja 大嶺)

        1. synonym of 대관령(大關嶺) (daegwallyeong, Daegwallyeong pass)