Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大闕.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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대궐 (daegwol) (hanja 大闕)

  1. (royal) palace