대통령
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 大統領 (“president”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大統領 (daitōryō).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)tʰo̞ŋɲʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)tʰo̞ŋɲʌ̹ŋ]
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- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)통녕/데(ː)통녕]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | daetongnyeong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daetonglyeong |
McCune–Reischauer? | taet'ongnyŏng |
Yale Romanization? | tāy.thonglyeng |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 대통령의 / 대통령에 / 대통령까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun edit
대통령 • (daetongnyeong) (hanja 大統領)
- president of a country
Derived terms edit
- 대통령령(大統領令) (daetongnyeongnyeong, “presidential decree”)