대학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大學, from 大 (“great”) + 學 (“learning”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠k̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠k̚]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)학/데(ː)학]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daehak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daehag
McCune–Reischauer?taehak
Yale Romanization?tāyhak

Noun

대학 • (daehak) (hanja 大學)

  1. college, university
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