글자
Korean
Etymology
글 (geul, “writing, writing system”) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 자(字) (ja, “character”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɯʎt͡ɕ͈a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [글짜]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | geulja |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geulja |
McCune–Reischauer? | kŭlcha |
Yale Romanization? | kulqca |
Noun
글자 • (geulja)
- letter, character (of a writing system)
- 2015 December 30, ““크게 쉬고 먹었다”…울진 성류굴은 신라인들의 휴양지”, in hani.co.kr, The Hankyoreh:
- 확대된 글자들 사진에 '大' '息' '食' 세 글자의 윤곽이 뚜렷이 보인다.
- Hwakdae-doen geuljja-deul sajin-e 'dae' 'sik' 'sik' se geuljja-ui yungwag-i tturyeosi boinda.
- The outline of the three characters 大, 息, and 食 are clearly visible in the zoomed-in photograph of the characters.
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