이성애자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 異性愛者, from 異性愛 (“heterosexuality”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋɛd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋe̞d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)성애자/이(ː)성에자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iseong'aeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iseong'aeja
McCune–Reischauer?isŏngaeja
Yale Romanization?īsengayca

Noun

이성애자 • (iseong'aeja) (hanja 異性愛者)

  1. heterosexual (person)

See also

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