Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

First attested in the Beobeo eonhae (法語諺解 / 법어언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 악대 (Yale: aktay). Ultimately a borrowing from Middle Mongol ᠠᠭᠲᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (aɣtalaqu, to castrate) (whence Mongolian агтлах (agtlax)). Compare also Manchu ᠠᡴᡨᠠ (akta, castrated, gelded).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?akdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agdae
McCune–Reischauer?aktae
Yale Romanization?aktay

Noun edit

악대 (akdae)

  1. castrated animal, gelding
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Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 樂隊

Noun edit

악대 (akdae) (hanja 樂隊)

  1. musical band