최대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 最大, from 最 (“most”) + 大 (“great”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)de̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)de̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [췌(ː)대/최(ː)대/췌(ː)데/최(ː)데]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?choedae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?choedae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'oedae
Yale Romanization?chōytay

Noun

최대 • (choedae) (hanja 最大)

  1. the greatest; the largest
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