서자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 庶子.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoja
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏja
Yale Romanization?	sēca

Noun

서자 • (seoja) (hanja 庶子)

1. child of a concubine
2. illegitimate child, bastard