대학생

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大學生, from 大 (“great”) + 學 (“school”) + 生 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠ks͈ɛŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠ks͈e̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)학쌩/데(ː)학쎙]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Noun

대학생 • (daehaksaeng) (hanja 大學生)

1. college student