존댓말

Korean

Etymology

From 존대(尊待) (jondae, “respect”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive suffix) +‎ 말 (mal).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ndɛnma̠ɭ] ~ [t͡ɕo̞nde̞nma̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [존댄말/존덴말]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jondaenmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jondaesmal
McCune–Reischauer?chondaenmal
Yale Romanization?contaysmal

Noun

존댓말 • (jondaenmal)

  1. honorific, term of respect

Synonyms

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