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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 大學, from 大 (“great”) + 學 (“learning”)
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | daehak |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daehag |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | taehak |
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| Yale Romanization? | tāyhak |
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Noun
대학 • (daehak) (hanja 大學)
- college, university