대인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大人.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)in] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)in]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)인/데(ː)인]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daein
McCune–Reischauer?	taein
Yale Romanization?	tāyin

Noun

대인 • (daein) (hanja 大人)

1. an adult, a grown-up

   Synonyms: 성인(成人) (seong'in), 어른 (eoreun)