Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 敗北 (defeat; loss) + (person).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰɛ(ː)bɛd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)be̞d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?paebaeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?paebaeja
McCune–Reischauer?p'aebaeja
Yale Romanization?phāypayca

Noun

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패배자 (paebaeja) (hanja 敗北者)

  1. defeated person; loser