선구자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 先驅者, from 先驅 (“to lead the way”) + 者 (“-er”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nɡud͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)구자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Seon'guja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seonguja
McCune–Reischauer?Sŏn'guja
Yale Romanization?sēnkwuca

Noun

선구자 • (seon'guja) (hanja 先驅者)

  1. pioneer
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