해자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 垓子/垓字

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hɛd͡ʑa̠] ~ [he̞d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haeja
McCune–Reischauer?haeja
Yale Romanization?hayca

Noun

해자 • (haeja) (hanja 垓子/垓字)

  1. edge, boundary (of a garden, graveyard, mausoleum, etc.)
  2. moat, fosse

Synonyms

  • 성밑못 (밑못, seongminmot)
  • 성하지 (城下池, seonghaji)
  • 성호 (城濠, seongho)
  • (, ho) (filled with water)
  • (, hwang) (without water)

(also meaning ditch, sap, trench)

See also

Middle Korean

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Sino-Korean?”)

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽hǎjt͡sa⫽

Noun

해〯자 (hǎycà)

  1. spending