구애자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 求愛 (“courtship”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuɛd͡ʑa̠] ~ [kue̞d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [구애자/구에자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guaeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guaeja
McCune–Reischauer?	kuaeja
Yale Romanization?	kwuayca

Noun

구애자 • (guaeja) (hanja 求愛者)

1. courter, wooer

   그녀가 수많은 남자들의 관심을 받고 있다고 나는 믿었고 그 구애자 중의 하나뿐이리라고 나는 생각했다.

   geunyeo-ga sumaneun namja-deur-ui gwansim-eul batgo itdago na-neun mideotgo geu guaeja jung-ui hanappun-irirago na-neun saenggakhaetda.

   I believed that she had the attention of countless men, and I expected that I would be nothing more than one of those courters of her.