송자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 松子 (“pine nut; pinecone”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ŋd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [송자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	songja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	songja
McCune–Reischauer?	songja
Yale Romanization?	songca

Noun

송자 • (songja) (hanja 松子)

1. (dated) pine nut

   Synonym: 잣 (jat)

2. (dated) pinecone

   Synonym: 솔방울 (solbang'ul)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 宋瓷 (“Song porcelain”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	songja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	songja
McCune–Reischauer?	songja
Yale Romanization?	sōngca

Noun

송자 • (songja) (hanja 宋瓷)

1. (historical) Song-dynasty porcelain

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 宋子 (“Master Song”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	songja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	songja
McCune–Reischauer?	songja
Yale Romanization?	sōngca

Proper noun

송자 • (Songja) (hanja 宋子)

1. Honorific title of 송시열(宋時烈) (Song Siyeol, “Song Si-yeol”).