대왕

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大王.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)wa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)wa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)왕/데(ː)왕]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daewang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daewang
McCune–Reischauer?taewang
Yale Romanization?tāywang

Noun

대왕 • (daewang) (hanja 大王)

  1. monarch, great king
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