성전환자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性轉換 (“gender transitioning”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹nβwa̠ɲd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)전환자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongjeonhwanja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongjeonhwanja
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngjŏnhwanja
Yale Romanization?sēngcen.hwan.ca

Noun

성전환자 • (seongjeonhwanja)

  1. transgender, espeically a person who transitioned from female to male or male to female
    Synonym: 트랜스젠더 (teuraenseujendeo)
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