Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 犯罪者, from 犯罪 (crime) + (-er).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)md͡ʑwe̞d͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈpɘ(ː)md͡ʑø̞d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beomjoeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beomjoeja
McCune–Reischauer?pŏmjoeja
Yale Romanization?pēmcoyca

Noun

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범죄자 (beomjoeja) (hanja 犯罪者)

  1. criminal, offender, convict