배우자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 配偶者, from 配偶 (“partner”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ud͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ud͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)우자/베(ː)우자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bae'uja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bae'uja
McCune–Reischauer?paeuja
Yale Romanization?pāywuca

Noun

배우자 • (bae'uja) (hanja 配偶者)

  1. spouse
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