고자
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 고쟈〮 (Yale: kwòcyá). The hanja spelling is most likely unetymological.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞d͡ʑa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [고자]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | goja |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | goja |
| McCune–Reischauer? | koja |
| Yale Romanization? | koca |
Korean
고자 • (goja) (usually no hanja; sometimes 鼓子)
- (vulgar) eunuch; a man with no or incomplete reproductive organs
- (Internet slang) a person who is bad at something
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