대부

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 代父.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daebu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daebu
McCune–Reischauer?	taebu
Yale Romanization?	tāypu

Noun

대부 • (daebu) (hanja 代父)

1. godfather

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 貸付.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daebu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daebu
McCune–Reischauer?	taebu
Yale Romanization?	tāypu

Noun

대부 • (daebu) (hanja 貸付)

1. loan

   Synonym: 대콴(貸款) (daekwan)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 大夫.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daebu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daebu
McCune–Reischauer?	taebu
Yale Romanization?	tāypu

Noun

대부 • (daebu) (hanja 大夫)

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