대국

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Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大國.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegug
Yale Romanization?taykwuk

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 (great) + (country).

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?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