Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 재귀(再歸) (jaegwi) + 대명사(代名詞) (daemyeongsa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɛ(ː)ɡɥidɛ(ː)mjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡɥide̞(ː)mjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɛ(ː)ɡydɛ(ː)mjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡyde̞(ː)mjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)(ː)/(ː)(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jaegwidaemyeongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jaegwidaemyeongsa
McCune–Reischauer?chaegwidaemyŏngsa
Yale Romanization?cāykwitāymyengsa

Noun edit

재귀대명사 (jaegwidaemyeongsa) (hanja 再歸代名詞)

  1. (grammar) reflexive pronoun