대전

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin. Sino-Korean form of 한밭 (hanbat, “big field”), from 한 (han, "big(大)") + 밭 (bat, "field(田)")

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛd͡ʑʌ̹n] ~ [te̞d͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [대전/데전]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Daejeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Daejeon
McCune–Reischauer?	Taejŏn
Yale Romanization?	taycen

Proper noun

대전 • (Daejeon) (hanja 大田)

1. Daejeon (a city in South Korea)

   대전 광역시 ― daejeon gwang'yeoksi ― Daejeon Metropolitan City

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 帶電

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daejeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daejeon
McCune–Reischauer?	taejŏn
Yale Romanization?	tāycen

Noun

대전 • (daejeon) (hanja 帶電)

1. electrification