운전자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 運轉者, from 運轉 (driving) + (-er).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?unjeonja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?unjeonja
    McCune–Reischauer?unjŏnja
    Yale Romanization?wūn.cen.ca

    Noun

    운전자 • (unjeonja) (hanja 運轉者)

    1. driver (of a vehicle)