침대

Korean
침대 (chimdae, “a bed”).

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 寢臺, from 寢 (“sleeping”) + 臺 (“platform”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)mdɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)mde̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [침(ː)대/침(ː)데]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chimdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chimdae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'imdae
Yale Romanization?chīmtay

Noun

침대 • (chimdae) (hanja 寢臺)

  1. bed (furniture)
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