대선

Korean

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of 대통령 선거 (daetongnyeong seon'geo).

    Sino-Korean word from 大選.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛsʰʌ̹n] ~ [te̞sʰʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?daeseon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?daeseon
    McCune–Reischauer?taesŏn
    Yale Romanization?taysen

    Noun

    대선 • (daeseon) (hanja 大選)

    1. presidential election
      Coordinate terms: 총선(總選) (chongseon), 지선(地選) (jiseon)

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 大船.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛsʰʌ̹n] ~ [te̞sʰʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?daeseon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?daeseon
    McCune–Reischauer?taesŏn
    Yale Romanization?taysen

    Noun

    대선 • (daeseon) (hanja 大船)

    1. large ship

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 大仙.

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      대선 • (daeseon) (hanja 大仙)

      1. (Buddhism) Buddha

      Etymology 4

      Sino-Korean word from 大禪.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛsʰʌ̹n] ~ [te̞sʰʌ̹n]
      • Phonetic hangul: [/]
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?daeseon
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?daeseon
      McCune–Reischauer?taesŏn
      Yale Romanization?taysen

      Noun

      대선 • (daeseon) (hanja 大禪)

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