부자
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 富者, from 富 (“rich”) + 者 (“person”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)자]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | buja |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | buja |
McCune–Reischauer? | puja |
Yale Romanization? | pūca |
Noun
- a rich person
- 부자가 되서 사고 싶은 것을 마음대로 다 사보고 싶다.
- bujaga doeseo sago sipeun geoseul ma'eumdaero da sabogo sipda.
- I want to be rich and buy whatever I want.
See also
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 父子, from 父 (“father”) + 子 (“son”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)자]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | buja |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | buja |
McCune–Reischauer? | puja |
Yale Romanization? | pūca |