무대

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 舞臺, from (dancing) + (platform)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈmu(ː)de̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mudae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mudae
    McCune–Reischauer?mudae
    Yale Romanization?mūtay

    Noun

    무대 • (mudae) (hanja 舞臺)

    1. a performance stage