범죄자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 犯罪者, from 犯罪 (crime) + (-er).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)md͡ʑwe̞d͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈpɘ(ː)md͡ʑø̞d͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?beomjoeja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?beomjoeja
    McCune–Reischauer?pŏmjoeja
    Yale Romanization?pēmcoyca

    Noun

    범죄자 • (beomjoeja) (hanja 犯罪者)

    1. criminal, offender, convict