Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 祭壇.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)da̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jedan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jedan
McCune–Reischauer?chedan
Yale Romanization?cēytan

Noun

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제단 (jedan) (hanja 祭壇)

  1. (religion) altar