대좌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大佐.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Daejwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Daejwa
McCune–Reischauer?	Taejwa
Yale Romanization?	tāycwa

Noun

대좌 • (daejwa) (hanja 大佐)

1. (North Korea) senior colonel; senior captain