배달

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 配達, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 配達(はいたつ) (haitatsu, “delivery; distribution”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)da̠ɭ] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)da̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)달/베(ː)달]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baedal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baedal
McCune–Reischauer?paedal
Yale Romanization?pāytal

Noun

배달 • (baedal) (hanja 配達)

  1. delivery; distribution
  2. (in particular) home delivery of food
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