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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 大槪, from 大 (“large”) + 槪 (“largely”).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | daegae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daegae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | taegae |
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| Yale Romanization? | tāykay |
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Adverb
대개 • (daegae) (hanja 大槪)
- for the most part; largely; generally
- 그 여자는 대개 걸어서 학교에 간다. ― Geu yeoja-neun daegae georeoseo hakgyo-e ganda. ― She generally walks to school.
Noun
대개 • (daegae) (hanja 大槪)
- the majority