약대

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠k̚t͈ɛ] ~ [ja̠k̚t͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [약때/약떼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yakdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yagdae
McCune–Reischauer?	yaktae
Yale Romanization?	yaktay

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 藥 (“medicine”) + 大 (“short for 大學 (“university”)”).

Noun

약대 • (yakdae) (hanja 藥大)

1. college of pharmacy; school of pharmacy

   Synonym: 약학대학(藥學大學) (yakhakdaehak)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 약〯대〮 (Yale: yǎktáy).

Seemingly related to Middle Chinese 駱駝 (MC lak da, “camel”), but the exact derivation is unclear. Nowadays largely displaced by orthodox Sino-Korean 낙타(駱駝) (nakta).

Noun

약대 • (yakdae)

1. (archaic) camel

   Synonym: 낙타(駱駝) (nakta)