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 | |
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Revised Romanization? | Daejeon |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Daejeon |
McCune–Reischauer? | Taejŏn |
Yale Romanization? | taycen |
Proper noun
- 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 | |
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Revised Romanization? | daejeon |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daejeon |
McCune–Reischauer? | taejŏn |
Yale Romanization? | tāycen |