배교자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 배교(背敎) (baegyo) + 者.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ɡjod͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ɡjod͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)교자/베(ː)교자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baegyoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baegyoja
McCune–Reischauer?	paegyoja
Yale Romanization?	pāykyoca

Noun

배교자 • (baegyoja) (hanja 背敎者)

1. apostate (person who renounces a faith)