채식주의자
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 菜食主義者, from 菜食主義 (“vegetarianism”) + 者 (“-ian”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uɰid͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uid͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uɰid͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uid͡ʑa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [채(ː)식쭈의자/채(ː)식쭈이자/체(ː)식쭈의자/체(ː)식쭈이자]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | chaesikjuuija |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chaesigjuuija |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'aesikchuŭija |
| Yale Romanization? | chāysikcwuuyca |
Noun edit
채식주의자 • (chaesikjuuija) (hanja 菜食主義者)
- vegetarian (person who does not eat any animal flesh)