origin. (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛk͈u] ~ [te̞k͈u] Phonetic hangul: [<span class="searchmatch">대꾸</span>/데꾸] <span class="searchmatch">대꾸</span> • (daekku) reply, response, rejoinder, riposte, retort 대꾸를 못하다 ― daekku-reul...
From 말 (mal, “speech”) + <span class="searchmatch">대꾸</span> (daekku, “retort”). See also Korean 대답(對答) (daedap, “answer, response”). (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭdɛk͈u] ~ [ˈma̠(ː)ɭde̞k͈u]...
Of native Korean origin. Form <span class="searchmatch">대꾸</span> (daekku, “response, retort”) + -하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs). (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):...