대-

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Korean

Etymology 1

From 대(大) (dae, “large size; important thing”).

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?dae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dae
McCune–Reischauer?tae
Yale Romanization?tāy

Prefix

대 • (dae-) (hanja 大)

  1. large, great, excellent, wide-ranging
    Antonym: 소(小) (so-, “small, minor”)
    ‎대 (dae-) + ‎가족(家族) (gajok, “family”) → ‎대가족(大家族) (daegajok, “extended family”)
    ‎대 (dae-) + ‎성공(成功) (seonggong, “success”) → ‎대성공(大成功) (daeseonggong, “great success”)
Derived terms
Korean terms prefixed with 대- (大)

Etymology 2

From 대(對) (dae, “contrasting pair”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dae
McCune–Reischauer?tae
Yale Romanization?tay

Prefix

대 • (dae-) (hanja 對)

  1. facing towards; against, opposing
    ‎대 (dae-) + ‎북한(北韓) (bukhan, “North Korea”) → ‎대북한(對北韓) (daebukhan, “toward/against North Korea”)
Derived terms
Category Korean terms prefixed with 대- (對) not found
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