대부분

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 大部分, from 大 (“large”) + 部分 (“portion, section, part”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    대부분 • (daebubun) (hanja 大部分)

    1. the majority, the better part
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