무대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 舞臺, from 舞 (“dancing”) + 臺 (“platform”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmu(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈmu(ː)de̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)대/무(ː)데]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mudae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mudae
McCune–Reischauer?	mudae
Yale Romanization?	mūtay

Noun

무대 • (mudae) (hanja 舞臺)

1. a performance stage