Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 大文字.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

대문자 (daemunja) (hanja 大文字)

  1. (orthography, typography) capital letter, upper case, majuscule
    Antonym: 소문자 (somunja, lowercase letter)