대좌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大佐.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

대좌 • (daejwa) (hanja 大佐)

  1. (North Korea) senior colonel; senior captain
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