Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 化學 (chemistry) + (-ist).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɦa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwahakja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwahagja
McCune–Reischauer?hwahakcha
Yale Romanization?hwāhakca

Noun

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화학자 (hwahakja) (hanja 化學者)

  1. chemist (person working in chemistry)