대국

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大國.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tɛɡuk̚]

Noun

대국 (daeguk)

  1. big country, major power

Proper noun

대국 (daeguk)

  1. China
    Synonym: 천ᄌᆞ국 (cheonjawguk)

References
  • “대국” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大國, from 大 (“great”) + 國 (“country”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɡuk̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)국/데(ː)국]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegug
McCune–Reischauer?taeguk
Yale Romanization?tāykwuk

Noun

대국 • (daeguk) (hanja 大國)

  1. big country, major power

Proper noun

대국 • (Daeguk) (hanja 大國)

  1. (specifically, dated) China
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