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
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