Korean edit

Etymology edit

대기(待機) (daegi) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

대기하다 (daegihada) (infinitive 대기해 or 대기하여, sequential 대기하니)

  1. to wait
    Synonym: 대기(待期)하다 (daegihada)
  2. to stand by, to be on standby, to be on call

Conjugation edit