대좌

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 大佐.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    대좌 • (daejwa) (hanja 大佐)

    1. (North Korea) senior colonel; senior captain
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