연기자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 演技者 (“actor, actress”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeon'gija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongija
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏn'gija
Yale Romanization?	yēnkica

Noun

연기자 • (yeon'gija) (hanja 演技者)

1. actor, actress

Synonyms

• 배우 (bae'u)