대두

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大豆.

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?daedu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daedu
McCune–Reischauer?taedu
Yale Romanization?tāytwu

Noun

대두 (daedu) (hanja 大豆)

  1. soybean