대사

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Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大使, from 大 (“great”) + 使 (“envoy”).

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?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?tāysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 大使)

  1. an ambassador
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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 臺詞.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?taysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 臺詞/臺辭)

  1. lines (of an actor or performer)
    명대사(名臺詞) ― famous lines
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Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 代謝.

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?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?tāysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 代謝)

  1. (physiology) Short for 신진대사(新陳代謝) (sinjindaesa, “metabolism”).
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Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 大事.

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?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?tāysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 大事)

  1. an important matter / affair
    Synonym: 큰일 (keunil)
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Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 大赦.

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?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?tāysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 大赦)

  1. amnesty; general pardon
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verbs
nouns

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 大蛇.

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?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?tāysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 大蛇)

  1. (archaic) big snake
    Synonyms: 대망(大蟒) (daemang), 큰 뱀 (keun baem), 구렁이 (gureong'i, “rat snake”)
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