비자

Korean

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English visa.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pid͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [비자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bija
McCune–Reischauer?	pija
Yale Romanization?	pica

Noun

비자 • (bija)

1. visa (travel permit)

   비자를 받다

   bija-reul batda

   to receive/get a visa

Synonyms

• 사증(査證) (sajeung)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 榧子.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpi(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bija
McCune–Reischauer?	pija
Yale Romanization?	pīca

Noun

비자 • (bija) (hanja 榧子)

1. The fruit of the kaya tree.

Derived terms

• 비자(榧子)나무 (bijanamu, “kaya tree”)