Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大學, from (great) + (learning)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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대학 (daehak) (hanja 大學)

  1. college, university