대문자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 大文字.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    대문자 • (daemunja) (hanja 大文字)

    1. (orthography, typography) capital letter, upper case, majuscule
      Antonym: 소문자 (somunja, lowercase letter)