사자

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 使者.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saja
McCune–Reischauer?saja
Yale Romanization?sāca

Noun

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사자 (saja) (hanja 使者)

  1. a messenger; an envoy; an emissary

Etymology 2

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수컷 암컷과 새끼

Sino-Korean word from 獅子.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saja
McCune–Reischauer?saja
Yale Romanization?saca

Noun

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사자 (saja) (counter 마리, hanja 獅子)

  1. a lion (big cat Panthera leo)