Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 契丹小字.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kʌ̹ɾa̠n sʰo̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?georan soja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geolan soja
McCune–Reischauer?kŏran soja
Yale Romanization?kelan sōca

Noun

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거란 소자 (georan soja) (hanja 契丹小字)

  1. (historical) Khitan small script
    Coordinate term: 거란 대자(契丹大字) (georan daeja)