대천사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大天使, from 大 (“great”) + 天使 (“angel”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daecheonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daecheonsa
McCune–Reischauer?	taech'ŏnsa
Yale Romanization?	tāy.chensa

Noun

대천사 • (daecheonsa) (hanja 大天使)

1. (religion) an archangel