성자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 聖子

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seongja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongja
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngja
    Yale Romanization?sēngca

    Noun

    성자 • (seongja) (hanja 聖子)

    1. (Christianity) God the Son, Jesus Christ