패자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敗者.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	paeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	paeja
McCune–Reischauer?	p'aeja
Yale Romanization?	phāyca

Noun

패자 • (paeja) (hanja 敗者)

1. loser (person who fails to win)