팔자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 八字 (“eight characters”).

Alternative forms

• (Early Modern) 팔ᄌᆞ (palja)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [팔짜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	palja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	palja
McCune–Reischauer?	p'alcha
Yale Romanization?	phalqca

Noun

팔자 • (palja) (hanja 八字)

1. fortune, destiny, fate

   팔자를 보다 ― paljareul boda ― to find out one's fortune

   넌 팔자도 좋다. ― Neon paljado jota. ― You're so lucky in life.

Derived terms

• 사주팔자(四柱八字) (sajupalja)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠ʎd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [팔자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	palja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	palja
McCune–Reischauer?	p'alja
Yale Romanization?	phalca

Verb

팔자 • (palja)

1. formal non-polite hortative of 팔다 (palda, “to sell”)