화가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 畫家, from 畫 + 家.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwaga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwaga
McCune–Reischauer?	hwaga
Yale Romanization?	hwāka

Noun

화가 • (hwaga) (hanja 畫家)

1. artist (painter)