대가

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大家.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daega
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daega
McCune–Reischauer?taega
Yale Romanization?tāyka

Noun

대가 (daega) (hanja 大家)

  1. master, leading figure
    Synonym: 거장(巨匠) (geojang)
    음악 대가.Geu-neun eumag-ui daega-da.He is a master of music.
  2. rich family

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 代價, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daega
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daega
McCune–Reischauer?taeka
Yale Romanization?tāyqka

Noun

대가 (daega) (hanja 代價)

  1. cost; price