대대

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)de̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)대/데(ː)데]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daedae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daedae
McCune–Reischauer?	taedae
Yale Romanization?	tāytay

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 代代, from 代 (“generation”) + 代 (“generation”).

Noun

대대 • (daedae) (hanja 代代)

1. generation after generation

Adverb

대대 • (daedae) (hanja 代代)

1. from generation to generation, down through the generations

   Synonym: 대대(代代)로 (daedaero)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 大隊, from 大 (“large”) + 隊 (“unit”).

Noun

대대 • (daedae) (hanja 大隊)

1. (military) battalion; (in the air force) squadron

See also

• 소대(小隊) (sodae, “platoon”)
• 연대(聯隊) (yeondae, “regiment”)
• 중대(中隊) (jungdae, “company”)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 大 (“large”) + 帶 (“belt”).

Noun

대대 • (daedae) (hanja 大帶)

1. (historical) belt in traditional East Asian court robes