Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 豫言 (prophecy) + (-er).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeeonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeeonja
McCune–Reischauer?yeŏnja
Yale Romanization?yēy.en.ca

Noun

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예언자 (yeeonja) (hanja 豫言者)

  1. prophet