성전환자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 性轉換 (“gender transitioning”) + 者 (“person”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹nβwa̠ɲd͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)전환자]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seongjeonhwanja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongjeonhwanja
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngjŏnhwanja
    Yale Romanization?sēngcen.hwan.ca

    Noun

    성전환자 • (seongjeonhwanja)

    1. transgender, espeically a person who transitioned from female to male or male to female
      Synonym: 트랜스젠더 (teuraenseujendeo)
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