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Korean
Etymology
See the main entry.
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? | del |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | del |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tel |
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| Yale Romanization? | tēyl |
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Adverb
델 • (del)
- Hwanghae and Pyongan form of 젤 (jel, “Contraction of 제일(第一) (jeil, “most”)”)
Noun
델 • (del)
- Hwanghae and Pyongan form of 젤 (jel, “Contraction of 제일(第一) (jeil, “first, number one”)”)
2020 August 23, UN음주오락부장관 [UNeumjuorakbujanggwan], “평양에 살며 들었던 언론에 알려지지 않은 김정일의 충격적인 어린 시절 [pyeong'yang'e salmyeo deureotdeon eollone allyeojiji aneun gimjeong'irui chunggyeokjeogin eorin sijeol]”, in BODA 보다 [BODA boda], 평양직할시 [pyeong'yangjikhalsi]:김일성이네랑 해방 돼서 북한으루 왓을 때 델 먼저 잡았던 집이 고거에요.- Gimilseong-ine-rang haebang dwae-seo bukhan-euru waseul ttae del meonjeo jabatdeon jib-i gogeo-eyo.
- When Kim Il Sung came to North Korea after the liberation of Korea, that was the house that he first had.
- Although the speaker defected from North Korea in 2008, he still retains many of the traditional features of the Pyongan dialect in comparison to many other defectors from Pyongyang, who either swap to standard Korean or speak with much more influence from Munhwa'eo.