이자

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ija
McCune–Reischauer?	ija
Yale Romanization?	īca

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 利子, from 利 (“profit”) + 子 (“offspring”).

Noun

이자 • (ija) (hanja 利子)

South Korean Standard Language	이자(利子) (ija)
North Korean Standard Language	리자(利子) (rija)

1. (finance) interest

   Synonym: 이식(利息) (isik)

Etymology 2

Related to 이제 (ije).

Adverb

이자 • (ija)

1. (dialectal, Pyongan, Jeolla dialect, Gyeongsang) now

   Synonym: (Standard Korean) 이제 (ije)

   • 2020 September 28, 최태선 [choetaeseon], “평안도 사투리와 각 지방 별명 [pyeong'ando saturiwa gak jibang byeolmyeong]”, in 김길선's 평양만사 [gimgilseon s pyeong'yangmansa]‎^[1], 자강도 송원군 [jagangdo song'won'gun]:

     그 다음 이자 평북도는 돼지 키우고...

     Geu da'eum ija pyeongbukdo-neun dwaeji kiugo...

     Next, now in northern Pyongan province they raise pigs...

   • 1979 December 1, 이수영 [isuyeong], “개무덤 [gaemudeom]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[2], 경상북도 경주시 황오동 [gyeongsangbukdo gyeongjusi hwang'odong]:

     그래 주인은 마 술을 취해가주 이자 깨나서 보니...

     Geurae ju'in-eun ma sur-eul chwihaegaju ija kkaenaseo boni...

     Then the house owners, who had been drunk from alcohol, had now woken up and saw...