Korean

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Etymology

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담배 (dambae, tobacco) +‎ (-s-, genitive interfix) +‎ (dae, pole, stick).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈta̠(ː)mbɛt̚t͈ɛ] ~ [ˈta̠(ː)mbɛt͈ɛ] ~ [ˈta̠(ː)mbe̞t̚t͈e̞] ~ [ˈta̠(ː)mbe̞t͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)/(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dambaetdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dambaesdae
McCune–Reischauer?tambaettae
Yale Romanization?tāmpaystay
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 대의 / 담대에 / 담대까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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담뱃대 (dambaetdae)

  1. pipe, tobacco pipe