Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 代作者, from 代作 (ghostwriting) + (-er).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)d͡ʑa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daejakja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daejagja
McCune–Reischauer?taejakcha
Yale Romanization?tāycakca

Noun

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대작자 (daejakja) (hanja 代作者)

  1. ghostwriter