악대

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Korean[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

First attested in the Beobeo eonhae (法語諺解 / 법어언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 악대 (Yale: aktay). Ultimately a borrowing from Middle Mongol ᠠᠭᠲᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (aɣtalaqu, to castrate) (whence Mongolian агтлах (agtlax)). Compare also Manchu ᠠᡴᡨᠠ (akta, castrated, gelded).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?akdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agdae
McCune–Reischauer?aktae
Yale Romanization?aktay

Noun[edit]

악대 (akdae)

  1. castrated animal, gelding
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Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 樂隊

Noun[edit]

악대 (akdae) (hanja 樂隊)

  1. musical band