대천사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大天使, from 大 (“great”) + 天使 (“angel”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹nsʰa̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹nsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)천사/데(ː)천사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daecheonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daecheonsa
McCune–Reischauer?taech'ŏnsa
Yale Romanization?tāy.chensa

Noun

대천사 • (daecheonsa) (hanja 大天使)

  1. (religion) an archangel
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