타자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 打者.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	taja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	taja
McCune–Reischauer?	t'aja
Yale Romanization?	thāca

Noun

타자 • (taja) (hanja 打者)

1. (baseball) batter

Derived terms

• 지명타자(指名打者) (jimyeongtaja, “designated hitter”)

See also

• 투수(投手) (tusu)
• 포수(捕手) (posu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 打字.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	taja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	taja
McCune–Reischauer?	t'aja
Yale Romanization?	thāca

Noun

타자 • (taja) (hanja 打字)

1. typing

Derived terms

• 타자기(打字機) (tajagi)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 他者.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰa̠d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [타자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	taja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	taja
McCune–Reischauer?	t'aja
Yale Romanization?	thaca

Noun

타자 • (taja) (hanja 他者)

1. (formal) another person; other people

   Synonyms: 남 (nam), 타인(他人) (tain)