Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大槪, from (large) + (largely).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɡɛ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daegae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegae
McCune–Reischauer?taegae
Yale Romanization?tāykay

Adverb

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대개 (daegae) (hanja 大槪)

  1. for the most part; largely; generally
    여자 대개 걸어서 학교 간다.Geu yeoja-neun daegae georeoseo hakgyo-e ganda.She generally walks to school.

Noun

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대개 (daegae) (hanja 大槪)

  1. the majority