Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 大臀筋, from (big; large) + (buttocks) + (muscle)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)dunɡɯn] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)dunɡɯn]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daedun'geun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daedungeun
McCune–Reischauer?taedun'gŭn
Yale Romanization?tāytwunkun

Noun edit

대둔근 (daedun'geun) (hanja 大臀筋)

  1. (anatomy) gluteus maximus

Synonyms edit