애국자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 愛國者, from 愛國 (“patriotism”) + 者 (“-ist”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈a̠] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)국짜/에(ː)국짜]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aegukja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?aegugja
    McCune–Reischauer?aegukcha
    Yale Romanization?āykwukca

    Noun

    애국자 • (aegukja) (hanja 愛國者)

    1. patriot
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