응모자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 應募者, from 應 (“answer”) + 募 (“gather”) + 者 (“person”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eungmoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eungmoja
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭngmoja
Yale Romanization?	ūngmoca

Noun

응모자 • (eungmoja) (hanja 應募者)

1. entry, applicant
   • 이번 공채에는 응모자가 많았다.

     ibeon gongchaeeneun eungmojaga manatda

     There were many applicants for this open recruitment.

Related terms

• 응모인 (eungmoin)