악대

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Beobeo eonhae (法語諺解 / 법어언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 악대 (Yale: aktay). Ultimately a borrowing from Middle Mongol ᠠᠭᠲᠠᠯᠠᠬᠤ (aɣtalaqu, “to castrate”) (whence Mongolian агтлах (agtlax)). Compare also Manchu ᠠᡴᡨᠠ (akta, “castrated, gelded”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠k̚t͈ɛ] ~ [a̠k̚t͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [악때/악떼]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?akdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agdae
McCune–Reischauer?aktae
Yale Romanization?aktay

Noun

악대 • (akdae)

  1. castrated animal, gelding
Derived terms
  • 악대돼지 (akdaedwaeji): (castrated pig) hog
  • 악대말 (akdaemal): (castrated horse) gelding
  • 악대소 (akdaeso): (castrated bull) bullock, ox

See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 樂隊

Noun

악대 • (akdae) (hanja 樂隊)

  1. musical band
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