선구자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 先驅者, from 先驅 (“to lead the way”) + 者 (“-er”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nɡud͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)구자]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Seon'guja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seonguja
    McCune–Reischauer?Sŏn'guja
    Yale Romanization?sēnkwuca

    Noun

    선구자 • (seon'guja) (hanja 先驅者)

    1. pioneer
    • 선구하다 (seon'guhada)
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