서자

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 庶子.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seoja
McCune–Reischauer?sŏja
Yale Romanization?sēca

Noun

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서자 (seoja) (hanja 庶子)

  1. child of a concubine
  2. illegitimate child, bastard