대사
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 大使, from 大 (“great”) + 使 (“envoy”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)sʰa̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)sʰa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)사/데(ː)사]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | daesa |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daesa |
McCune–Reischauer? | taesa |
Yale Romanization? | tāysa |
Noun
- an ambassador