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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | daebyeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daebyeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | taebyŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | tāypyen |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 大便.
In the Hangul script, first attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 대〯변〯 (Yale: tǎybyěn).
Noun
대변 • (daebyeon) (hanja 大便)
- (formal) excrement, feces, stool
- Synonym: 똥 (ttong, “dung, poop, shit”)
- 대변을 보다. ― Daebyeoneul boda. ― to defecate
See also
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 代辯.
Noun
대변 • (daebyeon) (hanja 代辯)
- speaking for another, representing another
Derived terms