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9/5/2021, 5:04 AM VerdeIperbolico Added Hanja in H&LO section
9/3/2021, 9:21 AM VerdeIperbolico

Name Daegu
Type Settlement
Usage Korean
Scripts 대구(Korean Hangul) 大邱(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced Pron. /tɛ.ɡu/, /te̞.ɡu/
Other Forms FormsTaegu (McCune-Reischauer)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Combination of 大 (대, dae, "big, large") and 邱 (구, gu, "hill"), thus "large hill". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Added 9/3/2021 by VerdeIperbolico