대위

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大尉.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daewi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daewi
McCune–Reischauer?	taewi
Yale Romanization?	tāywi

Noun

대위 • (daewi) (hanja 大尉)

1. captain