채식주의자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 菜食主義者, from 菜食主義 (“vegetarianism”) + 者 (“-ian”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uɰid͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uid͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uɰid͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uid͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [채(ː)식쭈의자/채(ː)식쭈이자/체(ː)식쭈의자/체(ː)식쭈이자]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chaesikjuuija
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chaesigjuuija
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'aesikchuŭija
    Yale Romanization?chāysikcwuuyca

    Noun

    채식주의자 • (chaesikjuuija) (hanja 菜食主義者)

    1. vegetarian (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
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