침대

Korean

침대 (chimdae, “a bed”).

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 寢臺, from 寢 (“sleeping”) + 臺 (“platform”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chimdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chimdae
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'imdae
Yale Romanization?	chīmtay

Noun

침대 • (chimdae) (hanja 寢臺)

1. bed (furniture)