옹호자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 옹호(擁護) (ongho) + 者.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	onghoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	onghoja
McCune–Reischauer?	onghoja
Yale Romanization?	ōnghoca

Noun

옹호자 • (onghoja) (hanja 擁護者)

1. defender, backer, champion