예언자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 豫言 (“prophecy”) + 者 (“-er”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeeonja
McCune–Reischauer?	yeŏnja
Yale Romanization?	yēy.en.ca

Noun

예언자 • (yeeonja) (hanja 豫言者)

1. prophet