근로자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 勤勞者, from 勤勞 (labour) + (-er).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)ɭɭo̞d͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geulloja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geunloja
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭlloja
    Yale Romanization?kūnloca

    Noun

    근로자 • (geulloja) (hanja 勤勞者)

    1. laborer; worker