대위

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大尉.

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

Noun

대위 • (daewi) (hanja 大尉)

  1. captain
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