가정교사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 가정(家庭) (gajeong, “household”) + 교사(敎師) (gyosa, “teacher”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠d͡ʑʌ̹ŋ kjo(ː)sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [가정 교(ː)사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gajeong gyosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gajeong gyosa
McCune–Reischauer?	kajŏng kyosa
Yale Romanization?	kaceng kyōsa

Noun

가정교사 • (gajeonggyosa) (hanja 家庭敎師)

1. private teacher; tutor
   • 1917, 이광수／李光洙<t:Yi Kwang-su>, 無(무)情(졍):

     ᄆᆡ일 한시간식 가뎡교사로 고빙ᄒᆞ야 오날 오후 셰시부터 슈업을 시작ᄒᆞ게 되엿슴이라

     maeil hansigansik gadyeonggyosa-ro gobing-haya onal ohu syesi-buteo syueob-eul sijak-hage doeyeotseumira

     [He] was hired to teach an hour every day as a private tutor, starting today at 3 pm.