태초

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太初 (“the beginning [of the world]”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[tʰe̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[태초]
Revised Romanization? taecho
Revised Romanization (translit.)? taecho
McCune–Reischauer? t'aech'o
Yale Romanization? thaycho

Noun

태초 • (taecho) (hanja 太初)

  1. the beginning [of the world]
    太初에 하나님이 天地를 創造하시니라
    태초에 하나님이 천지를 창조하시니라.    (Korean Bible, 창세기 (Genesis) 1:1)
    Taechoe hananimi cheonjireul changjohasinira.
    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
    太初에 말씀이 계시니라 이 말씀이 하나님과 함께 계셨으니 이 말씀은 곧 하나님이시니라
    태초에 말씀이 계시니라, 이 말씀이 하나님과 함께 계셨으니, 이 말씀은 곧 하나님이시니라.    (Korean Bible, 요한복음 (John) 1:1)
    Taechoe malsseumi gyesinira, i malsseumi hananimgwa hamkke gyesyeosseuni, i malsseumeun got hananimisinira.
    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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