대변

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)bjʌ̹n] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)bjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)변/데(ː)변]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daebyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daebyeon
McCune–Reischauer?taebyŏn
Yale Romanization?tāypyen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大便.

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 대〯변〯 (Yale: tǎybyěn).

Noun

대변 • (daebyeon) (hanja 大便)

  1. (formal) excrement, feces, stool
    Synonym: 똥 (ttong, “dung, poop, shit”)
    대변을 보다. ― Daebyeoneul boda. ― to defecate
See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 代辯.

Noun

대변 • (daebyeon) (hanja 代辯)

  1. speaking for another, representing another
Derived terms
  • 대변인(代辯人) (daebyeonin)
  • 대변적(代辯的) (daebyeonjeok)
  • 대변(代辯)하다 (daebyeonhada)
  • 대변(代辯)되다 (daebyeondoeda)
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