공자

공자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 工資, from 工 (“work”) + 資 (“funds”) Borrowed from the Chinese 工资 (gōngzī).

Noun

공자 • (gongja) (hanja 工資)

1. (Yanbian dialect) pay; wages

Synonyms

• 급료 (geumnyo)

Etymology 2

From the Chinese name 孔子.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈko̞ːŋd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[공:자]

Revised Romanization? gongja Revised Romanization (translit.)? gongja McCune–Reischauer? kongja Yale Romanization? kōngca

Proper noun

공자 • (Gongja) (hanja 孔子)

1. Confucius

See also

• 유학 (yuhak, “Confucianism”)