배반자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 배반(背反) (baeban) + 者 or Sino-Korean word from 배반(背叛) (baeban) + 者.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ba̠ɲd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ba̠ɲd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)반자/베(ː)반자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baebanja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baebanja
McCune–Reischauer?	paebanja
Yale Romanization?	pāypan.ca

Noun

배반자 • (baebanja) (hanja 背反者／背叛者)

1. traitor, betrayer, turncoat