괴짜

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Korean

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Etymology

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괴(怪) (goe, strangeness) +‎ (-jja).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)t͡ɕ͈a̠] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)t͡ɕ͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?goejja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?goe'jja
McCune–Reischauer?koetcha
Yale Romanization?kōy.cca

Noun

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괴짜 (goejja)

  1. eccentric person, odd fish, screwball