Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 勤勞 (labour) + (-er).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)ɭɭo̞d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geulloja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geunloja
McCune–Reischauer?kŭlloja
Yale Romanization?kūnloca

Noun

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근로자 (geulloja) (hanja 勤勞者)

  1. laborer; worker