팔자

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 八字 (“eight characters”).

    Alternative forms

    • (Early Modern) 팔ᄌᆞ (palja)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?palja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?palja
    McCune–Reischauer?p'alcha
    Yale Romanization?phalqca

    Noun

    팔자 • (palja) (hanja 八字)

    1. fortune, destiny, fate
      팔자를 보다 ― paljareul boda ― to find out one's fortune
      넌 팔자도 좋다. ― Neon paljado jota. ― You're so lucky in life.
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Of native Korean origin.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?palja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?palja
    McCune–Reischauer?p'alja
    Yale Romanization?phalca

    Verb

    팔자 • (palja)

    1. formal non-polite hortative of 팔다 (palda, “to sell”)
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