대인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大人.

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

Noun

대인 • (daein) (hanja 大人)

  1. an adult, a grown-up
    Synonyms: 성인(成人) (seong-in), 어른 (eoreun)
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