Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 愛國者, from 愛國 (patriotism) + (-ist).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈a̠] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aegukja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aegugja
McCune–Reischauer?aegukcha
Yale Romanization?āykwukca

Noun edit

애국자 (aegukja) (hanja 愛國者)

  1. patriot