고참

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 古參, from 古 (“old”) + 參 (“participate”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)참]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gocham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gocham
McCune–Reischauer?	koch'am
Yale Romanization?	kō.cham

Noun

고참 • (gocham) (hanja 古參)

1. old-timer

Derived terms

• 고참병(古參兵) (gochambyeong, “veteran”)