화학자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 化學 (chemistry) + (-ist).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɦa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwahakja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwahagja
    McCune–Reischauer?hwahakcha
    Yale Romanization?hwāhakca

    Noun

    화학자 • (hwahakja) (hanja 化學者)

    1. chemist (person working in chemistry)