성전환자
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 性轉換 (“gender transitioning”) + 者 (“person”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹nβwa̠ɲd͡ʑa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)전환자]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | seongjeonhwanja |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seongjeonhwanja |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏngjŏnhwanja |
| Yale Romanization? | sēngcen.hwan.ca |
Noun edit
성전환자 • (seongjeonhwanja)
- transgender, espeically a person who transitioned from female to male or male to female
- Synonym: 트랜스젠더 (teuraenseujendeo)