대학교

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 大學校, from 大 (“great”) + 學 (“to learn”) + 校 (“school”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    대학교 • (daehakgyo) (hanja 大學校)

    1. university (institution of higher education)
      Synonym: 대학 (daehak)
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