저자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 著者.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoja
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏja
Yale Romanization?	cēca

Noun

저자 • (jeoja) (hanja 著者)

1. author

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 져재〮 (Yale: cyècáy).

Also attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 져제〮 (Yale: cyècéy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [저자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoja
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏja
Yale Romanization?	ceca

Noun

저자 • (jeoja)

1. market

   Synonym: 시장(市場) (sijang)