유권자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 有權 (“being entitled”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yugwonja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yugwonja
McCune–Reischauer?	yukwŏnja
Yale Romanization?	yūqkwen.ca

Noun

유권자 • (yugwonja) (hanja 有權者)

1. (qualified) voter; elector