애호자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛好者, from 愛好 (“liking”) + 者 (“-er”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ(ː)βo̞d͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)βo̞d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)호자/에(ː)호자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aehoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aehoja
McCune–Reischauer?	aehoja
Yale Romanization?	āyhoca

Noun

애호자 • (aehoja) (hanja 愛好者)

1. enthusiast; lover

   Synonym: 애호가(愛好家) (aehoga)