이성애자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 異性愛者, from 異性愛 (“heterosexuality”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋɛd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋe̞d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)성애자/이(ː)성에자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	iseong'aeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	iseong'aeja
McCune–Reischauer?	isŏngaeja
Yale Romanization?	īsengayca

Noun

이성애자 • (iseong'aeja) (hanja 異性愛者)

1. heterosexual (person)

See also

• 동성애자(同性愛者) (dongseong'aeja)
• 양성애자(兩性愛者) (yangseong'aeja)