대사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大使, from 大 (“great”) + 使 (“envoy”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)sʰa̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)사/데(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?tāysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 大使)

  1. an ambassador
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 臺詞.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛsʰa̠] ~ [te̞sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대사/데사]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?taysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 臺詞/臺辭)

  1. lines (of an actor or performer)
    명대사(名臺詞) ― famous lines
Derived terms
  • 대사극(臺詞劇) (daesageuk)
See also

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 代謝.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)sʰa̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)사/데(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?tāysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 代謝)

  1. (physiology) short for 신진대사(新陳代謝) (sinjindaesa, “metabolism”)
Derived terms
  • 기초대사(基礎代謝) (gichodaesa)
  • 물질대사(物質代謝) (muljildaesa)
  • 신진대사(新陳代謝) (sinjindaesa)
  • 질소대사(窒素代謝) (jilsodaesa)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 大事.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)sʰa̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)사/데(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?tāysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 大事)

  1. an important matter / affair
    Synonym: 큰일 (keunil)
See also
  • 거사(巨事) (geosa)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 大赦.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)sʰa̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)사/데(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?tāysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 大赦)

  1. amnesty; general pardon
Derived terms
verbs
  • 대사(大赦)하다 (daesahada)
nouns
  • 대사령(大赦令) (daesaryeong)
  • 대사천하(大赦天下) (daesacheonha)

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 大蛇.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)sʰa̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)사/데(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesa
McCune–Reischauer?taesa
Yale Romanization?tāysa

Noun

대사 • (daesa) (hanja 大蛇)

  1. (archaic) big snake
    Synonyms: 대망(大蟒) (daemang), 큰 뱀 (keun baem), 구렁이 (gureong'i, “rat snake”)
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