공자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 工資, from 工 (“work”) + 資 (“funds”). Borrowed from Chinese 工資／工资 (gōngzī).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongja
McCune–Reischauer?kongja
Yale Romanization?kongca

Noun

공자 • (gongja) (hanja 工資)

  1. (Yanbian) pay; wages
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 孔子 (“Confucius”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gongja
McCune–Reischauer?Kongja
Yale Romanization?kōngca

Proper noun

공자 • (Gongja) (hanja 孔子)

  1. Confucius
See also
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