Korean

Syllable

대 • ‎(dae)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄷ and ㅐ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

대 • ‎(dae)

1. bamboo
2. stalk, stem

Synonyms

• 줄기 (julgi, “stalk, stem”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 臺 ‎(“tower”)

Counter

대 • ‎(dae) ‎(hanja 臺)

1. vehicles (cars, airplanes), machinery (incl. computers)

Usage notes

• As with most Korean counters (a.k.a. classifiers), 대 (dae) is preceded by native Korean numerals.

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Prefix

대 • ‎(dae) ‎(hanja 大)

1. big, great

Antonyms

• 소 (小, so, “small”)

Syllable

대 (dae)

1. 代, 儓, 坮, 垈, 大, 对, 対, 對, 岱, 带, 帯, 帶, 待, 懟, 戴, 擡, 旲, 枱, 檯, 歹, 汏, 玳, 碓, 臺, 袋, 貸, 錞, 鐓, 隊, 黛