이자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 利子.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)자]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ija
McCune–Reischauer?	ija
Yale Romanization?	īca

Noun

이자 • (ija) (hanja 利子)

1. (finance) interest

Etymology 2

Related to 이제 (ije).

Adverb

이자 • (ija)

1. (dialectal, Pyongan, Jeolla dialect, Gyeongsang) now

   Synonym: (Standard Korean) 이제 (ije)

   • 2020 September 28, 최태선, “평안도 사투리와 각 지방 별명”, in 김길선's 평양만사‎^[1], 자강도 송원군:

     그 다음 이자 평북도는 돼지 키우고...

     Geu da'eum ija pyeongbukdo-neun dwaeji kiugo...

     Next, now in northern Pyongan province they raise pigs...

   • 1979 December 1, 이수영, “개무덤”, in 한국구비문학대계‎^[2], 경상북도 경주시 황오동:

     그래 주인은 마 술을 취해가주 이자 깨나서 보니...

     Geurae ju'in-eun ma sur-eul chwihaegaju ija kkaenaseo boni...

     Then the house owners, who had been drunk from alchohol, had now woken up and saw...