"Daegu" meaning in English

See Daegu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /daˈɡuː/ [UK], /dæˈɡu/ [US], /ˈdeɪɡu/ [US]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 대구(大邱) (Daegu, literally “great hill”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|^대구(大邱)|lit=great hill}} Korean 대구(大邱) (Daegu, literally “great hill”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Daegu
  1. A city in South Korea. Wikipedia link: Daegu Categories (place): Cities in South Korea, Daegu, Places in South Korea Synonyms: Taegu Translations (city in South Korea): دَايْغُو (dāyḡū) [feminine] (Arabic), Դեգու (Degu) (Armenian), 大邱 (daai⁶ jau¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 大邱 (Dàqiū) (Chinese Mandarin), დეგუ (degu) (Georgian), Ντέγκου (Ntégkou) [feminine] (Greek), Tegu (Hungarian), Taegu [feminine] (Italian), 大邱 (alt: テグ, Tegu; たいきゅう, Taikyū) (Japanese), 대구 (Daegu) (alt: 大邱) (Korean), Тэ́гу (Tɛ́gu) [masculine] (Russian), Daegu [feminine] (Spanish), แทกู (tɛɛ-guu) (Thai), Tegu (Turkish), Те́гу (Téhu) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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