패배자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敗北 (“defeat; loss”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɛ(ː)bɛd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)be̞d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [패(ː)배자/페(ː)베자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	paebaeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	paebaeja
McCune–Reischauer?	p'aebaeja
Yale Romanization?	phāypayca

Noun

패배자 • (paebaeja) (hanja 敗北者)

1. defeated person; loser