대구

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大口 (“big mouth”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛɡu] ~ [te̞ɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대구/데구]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daegu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegu
McCune–Reischauer?taegu
Yale Romanization?taykwu

Noun

대구 • (daegu) (hanja 大口)

  1. A cod or haddock, especially the Pacific cod.
    대구탕 ― daegutang ― cod soup
Derived terms
  • 대서양대구 (daeseoyangdaegu, “Atlantic cod”)
  • 해덕대구 (haedeokdaegu, “haddock”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 大邱 (“large hill”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛɡu] ~ [te̞ɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대구/데구]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Daegu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Daegu
McCune–Reischauer?Taegu
Yale Romanization?taykwu

Proper noun

대구 • (Daegu) (hanja 大邱)

  1. Daegu, Taegu (a city in South Korea)
    대구 광역시 ― daegu gwang'yeoksi ― Daegu Metropolitan City
Derived terms
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