악대

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Beobeo eonhae (法語諺解 / 법어언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 악대 (Yale: aktay). Ultimately a borrowing from Middle Mongol ᠠᠭᠲᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (aɣtalaqu, “to castrate”) (whence Mongolian агтлах (agtlax)). Compare also Manchu ᠠᡴᡨᠠ (akta, “castrated, gelded”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠k̚t͈ɛ] ~ [a̠k̚t͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [악때/악떼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	akdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	agdae
McCune–Reischauer?	aktae
Yale Romanization?	aktay

Noun

악대 • (akdae)

1. castrated animal, gelding

Derived terms

• 악대돼지 (akdaedwaeji): (castrated pig) hog
• 악대말 (akdaemal): (castrated horse) gelding
• 악대소 (akdaeso): (castrated bull) bullock, ox

Related terms

• 불까다 (bulkkada): To castrate
• 불앗다 (buratda): To castrate
• 불치다 (bulchida): To castrate
• 거세 (去勢, geose): castration

See also

• 내시 (內侍, naesi): eunuch
• 환관 (宦官, hwan'gwan): eunuch

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 樂隊

Noun

악대 • (akdae) (hanja 樂隊)

1. musical band