혹자
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 或者.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸʷo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [혹짜]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hokja |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hogja |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hokcha |
| Yale Romanization? | hokca |
Noun
혹자 • (hokja) (hanja 或者)
- some, someone, some people (an unspecified person or people)
- 14세기의 작품이라는 것이 학계의 정설이나, 혹자는 15세기 설을 주장하기도 한다.
- sipsa segi-ui jakpum-iraneun geos-i hakgye-ui jeongseor-ina, hokja-neun sibo segi seor-eul jujanghagi-do handa.
- While it is the academic consensus that it is a fourteenth-century work, some support a fifteenth-century hypothesis.
Adverb
혹자 • (hokja) (hanja 或者)
- (rare) Synonym of 혹시 (hoksi, “possibly, by chance”)