Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大多數

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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대다수 (daedasu) (hanja 大多數)

  1. the great majority, the bulk