산아

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 産兒

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sana
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	san'a
McCune–Reischauer?	sana
Yale Romanization?	sān.a

Noun

산아 • (sana) (hanja 産兒)

1. birth

Derived terms

• 산아제한 (産兒制限, sanajehan, “birth control”)