대대

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)de̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)대/데(ː)데]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daedae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daedae
McCune–Reischauer?taedae
Yale Romanization?tāytay

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 代代, from 代 (“generation”) + 代 (“generation”).

Noun

대대 • (daedae) (hanja 代代)

  1. generation after generation

Adverb

대대 • (daedae) (hanja 代代)

  1. from generation to generation, down through the generations
    Synonym: 대대(代代)로 (daedaero)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 大隊, from 大 (“large”) + 隊 (“unit”).

Noun

대대 • (daedae) (hanja 大隊)

  1. (military) battalion; (in the air force) squadron
See also

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 大 (“large”) + 帶 (“belt”).

Noun

대대 • (daedae) (hanja 大帶)

  1. (historical) belt in traditional East Asian court robes
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