대자

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daeja
McCune–Reischauer?	taeja
Yale Romanization?	tāyca

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大字.

Noun

대자 • (daeja) (hanja 大字)

1. (typography) large text

   Coordinate terms: 소자(小字) (soja), 중자(中字) (jungja), 대자(大字) (daeja)

Derived terms

• 거란 대자(契丹大字) (georan daeja)

Etymology 2

Verb

대자 • (daeja)

1. formal non-polite hortative of 대다 (daeda)