Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 대〯초〮 (Yale: tǎychwó).

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 대조 (大棗, daejo).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰu] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)t͡ɕʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daechu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daechu
McCune–Reischauer?taech'u
Yale Romanization?tāy.chwu
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 대에 / 대추

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun edit

대추 (daechu)

  1. jujube
  2. date (fruit)

Derived terms edit