대-

Korean

Etymology 1

From 대(大) (dae, “large size; important thing”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dae
McCune–Reischauer?	tae
Yale Romanization?	tāy

Prefix

대 • (dae-) (hanja 大)

1. large, great, excellent, wide-ranging

   Antonym: 소(小) (so-, “small, minor”)

   ‎대 (dae-) + ‎가족(家族) (gajok, “family”) → ‎대가족(大家族) (daegajok, “extended family”)

   ‎대 (dae-) + ‎성공(成功) (seonggong, “success”) → ‎대성공(大成功) (daeseonggong, “great success”)

Derived terms

Korean terms prefixed with 대- (大)

Etymology 2

From 대(對) (dae, “contrasting pair”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛ] ~ [te̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [대/데]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dae
McCune–Reischauer?	tae
Yale Romanization?	tay

Prefix

대 • (dae-) (hanja 對)

1. facing towards; against, opposing

   ‎대 (dae-) + ‎북한(北韓) (bukhan, “North Korea”) → ‎대북한(對北韓) (daebukhan, “toward/against North Korea”)

Derived terms

Category Korean terms prefixed with 대- (對) not found