대부분
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 大部分, from 大 (“large”) + 部 (“dividing”) + 分 (“dividing”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)bubun] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)bubun]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)부분/데(ː)부분]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | daebubun |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daebubun |
| McCune–Reischauer? | taebubun |
| Yale Romanization? | tāypupun |
Noun[edit]
- the majority, the better part