대타

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 代打.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daeta
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daeta
McCune–Reischauer?	taet'a
Yale Romanization?	tāy.tha

Noun

대타 • (daeta) (hanja 代打)

1. (baseball, also figuratively) pinch hitter

   Synonym: 대타자(代打者) (daetaja)

2. (baseball) pinch-hitting