대문

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 大門 (“gate, (front/main) entrance, door”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    대문 • (daemun) (hanja 大門)

    1. gate, (front/main) entrance, door
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