Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 對答, from 對 (“answering”) + 答 (“answering”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    대답 • (daedap) (hanja 對答)

    1. answer; response
      Synonyms: 답변(答辯) (dapbyeon, “reply”), 응답(應答) (eungdap, “response”)

    Derived terms

    source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%EB%8C%80%EB%8B%B5