시대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 시(時) (si, “time”) + 대(代) (dae, “era”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰidɛ] ~ [ɕʰide̞]

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• Phonetic hangul: [시대/시데]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sidae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sidae
McCune–Reischauer?	sidae
Yale Romanization?	sitay

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 시대의 / 시대에 / 시대까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

시대 • (sidae) (hanja 時代)

1. historical age or period