Korean

Noun

대기 • ‎(daegi) ‎(hanja 大氣)

1. atmosphere

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 待機, from 待 ‎(“await”) + 機 ‎(“opportunity”);
or from 待期 from 待 "await" 期 "period"

Noun

대기 • ‎(daegi) ‎(hanja 待機)

1. Waiting for an opportunity or timing.
2. (military) Awaiting an order to mobilize.
3. (civil service) Awaiting an order.