Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 有權 (being entitled) + (person).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈju(ː)k͈wʌ̹ɲd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yugwonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yugwonja
McCune–Reischauer?yukwŏnja
Yale Romanization?yūqkwen.ca

Noun

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유권자 (yugwonja) (hanja 有權者)

  1. (qualified) voter; elector