대구

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大口 (“big mouth”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛɡu] ~ [te̞ɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [대구/데구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daegu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daegu
McCune–Reischauer?	taegu
Yale Romanization?	taykwu

Noun

대구 • (daegu) (hanja 大口)

1. A cod or haddock, especially the Pacific cod.

   대구탕 ― daegutang ― cod soup

Derived terms

• 대서양대구 (daeseoyangdaegu, “Atlantic cod”)
• 해덕대구 (haedeokdaegu, “haddock”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 大邱 (“large hill”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛɡu] ~ [te̞ɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [대구/데구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Daegu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Daegu
McCune–Reischauer?	Taegu
Yale Romanization?	taykwu

Proper noun

대구 • (Daegu) (hanja 大邱)

1. Daegu, Taegu (a city in South Korea)

   대구 광역시 ― daegu gwang'yeoksi ― Daegu Metropolitan City

Derived terms

• 대프리카 (Daepeurika): "Daefrica"