배우자

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 配偶者, from 配偶 (“partner”) + 者 (“person”).

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bae'uja
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bae'uja
McCune–Reischauer^?	paeuja
Yale Romanization^?	pāywuca

배우자 • (bae'uja) (hanja 配偶者)