공자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 工資, from 工 (“work”) + 資 (“funds”). Borrowed from Chinese 工資 / 工资 (gōngzī).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [공자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongja
McCune–Reischauer?	kongja
Yale Romanization?	kongca

Noun

공자 • (gongja) (hanja 工資)

1. (Yanbian) pay; wages

Synonyms

• 급료 (給料, geumnyo) (standard South Korean)
• 봉급 (俸給, bonggeup)
• 임금 (賃金, imgeum)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 孔子 (“Confucius”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gongja
McCune–Reischauer?	Kongja
Yale Romanization?	kōngca

Proper noun

공자 • (Gongja) (hanja 孔子)

1. Confucius

See also

• 유학 (儒學, yuhak, “Confucianism”)