과자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 菓子 (“sweet, confection; candy; pastry, cake, cookie”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwaja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwaja
McCune–Reischauer?	kwaja
Yale Romanization?	kwāca

Noun

과자 • (gwaja) (hanja 菓子/果子)

1. sweet; confection
2. candy
3. pastry; cake; cookie; cracker

Synonyms

• 까까 (kkakka) (childish term)
• 케익 (keik) (loanword)
• 과자 (gwaja) (loanword)