구결자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 口訣字, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)ɡjʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)결짜]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gugyeolja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gugyeolja
McCune–Reischauer?	kugyŏlcha
Yale Romanization?	kwūkyelqca

Noun

구결자 • (gugyeolja) (hanja 口訣字)

1. (linguistics) A hanja used in gugyeol.