벤호사

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 辯護士 (“lawyer”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 弁護士(べんごし) (bengoshi). Cognate with Korean 변호사 (byeonhosa), Hakka 辯護士／辩护士 (phien-fu-sṳ), and Min Nan 辯護士／辩护士 (piān-hō͘-sū, piǎn-hō͘-sǐr).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽penhosa⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [penβosʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [벤호사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	benhosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	benhosa
Yale Romanization?	peyn.hwosa

Noun

벤호사 (benhosa)

1. lawyer, solicitor, counsel, attorney, barrister

   가이 존 벤호사인지도 몰르켜.

   Gai jon benhosa-injido molleu-kyeo.

   She might be a good lawyer.

   • 2017, 양창용 [yangchang'yong, Yang Changyong], 윌리암 오그레디 [william ogeuredi, William O'Grady], 양세종 [yangsejong, Yang Sejung], 제주어 1 [jejueo 1, Jeju 1], 퍼플, →ISBN, page 5:

     가의 벤호사마씸.

     Gaui benhosa-massim.

     He's a lawyer.

Korean

Etymology

See etymology at 변호사 (byeonhosa).

Noun

벤호사 • (benhosa) (hanja 辯護士)

1. Gyeongsang, Hamgyong, and Pyongan form of 변호사 (byeonhosa, “lawyer”).