대인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 大人.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    대인 • (daein) (hanja 大人)

    1. an adult, a grown-up
      Synonyms: 성인(成人) (seong'in), 어른 (eoreun)
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