군대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 軍隊, from 軍 (“soldier”) + 隊 (“group”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kundɛ] ~ [kunde̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [군대/군데]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gundae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gundae
McCune–Reischauer?	kundae
Yale Romanization?	kwuntay

Noun

군대 • (gundae) (hanja 軍隊)

1. army

Derived terms

• 군대(軍隊)개미 (gundaegaemi, “army ant”)
• 당(唐)나라 군대(軍隊) (Dangnara gundae, “incompetent army”, literally “Tang-dynasty army”)

See also

• 공군(空軍) (gonggun, “air force”)
• 육군(陸軍) (yukgun, “army”)
• 해군(海軍) (haegun, “navy”)