우주 비행사

Korean

Etymology

From 우주(宇宙) (uju, “space”) +‎ 비행사(飛行士) (bihaengsa, “pilot”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈu(ː)d͡ʑu piɦɛŋsʰa̠] ~ [ˈu(ː)d͡ʑu piɦe̞ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)주 비행사/우(ː)주 비헹사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uju bihaengsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uju bihaengsa
McCune–Reischauer?	uju pihaengsa
Yale Romanization?	wūcwu pihayngsa

Noun

우주 비행사 • (uju bihaengsa) (hanja 宇宙飛行士)

1. astronaut, cosmonaut (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose)

   Synonym: 우주인(宇宙人) (uju'in)

Alternative forms

• 우주비행사 (ujubihaengsa)