연구자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 硏究者, from 硏究 (“research”) + 者 (“-er”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeon'guja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonguja
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏn'guja
Yale Romanization?	yēnkwuca

Noun

연구자 • (yeon'guja) (hanja 硏究者)

1. researcher, investigator