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