서자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 庶子.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seoja
McCune–Reischauer?sŏja
Yale Romanization?sēca

Noun

서자 • (seoja) (hanja 庶子)

  1. child of a concubine
  2. illegitimate child, bastard