Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大人.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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대인 (daein) (hanja 大人)

  1. an adult, a grown-up
    Synonyms: 성인(成人) (seong'in), 어른 (eoreun)