고령자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 고령(高齡) (goryeong, “old age, advanced age”) + 者 (“-er”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ɾjʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [고령자]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?goryeongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?golyeongja
McCune–Reischauer?koryŏngja
Yale Romanization?kolyengca

Noun

고령자 • (goryeongja) (hanja 高齡者)

  1. elderly person or people
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