대학원

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 大學院 (graduate school, postgraduate school)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠ɡwʌ̹n] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠ɡwʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?daehagwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?daehag'won
    McCune–Reischauer?taehagwŏn
    Yale Romanization?tāyhak.wen

    Noun

    대학원 • (daehagwon) (hanja 大學院)

    1. graduate school, postgraduate school