태초

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰɛt͡ɕʰo̞] ~ [tʰe̞t͡ɕʰo̞]
Phonetic hangul: [태초/테초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	taecho
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	taecho
McCune–Reischauer^?	t'aech'o
Yale Romanization^?	thay.cho

Noun

태초 • (taecho) (hanja 太初)

the beginning [of the world]
- Korean Protestant Bible, Changsegi (創世記 / 창세기) (Genesis) 1:1
  太(태)初(초)에 하나님 이 天(천)地(지)를 創(창)造(조)하시니라
  Taechoe Hananimi cheonjireul changjohasinira.
  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- Korean Protestant Bible, Yohan Bogeum (요한복음) (John) 1:1
  太(태)初(초)에 말씀 이 계시니라, 이 말씀 이 하나님 과 함께 계셨으니, 이 말씀 은 곧 하나님 이시니라.
  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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