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

Noun

고자 • (goja) (usually no hanja; sometimes 鼓子)

1. (vulgar) eunuch; a man with no or incomplete reproductive organs
2. (Internet slang) a person who is bad at something