대왕

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大王.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)wa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)wa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)왕/데(ː)왕]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daewang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daewang
McCune–Reischauer?	taewang
Yale Romanization?	tāywang

Noun

대왕 • (daewang) (hanja 大王)

1. monarch, great king