채무자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 채무(債務) (chaemu) + 者.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)mud͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)mud͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [채(ː)무자/체(ː)무자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chaemuja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chaemuja
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'aemuja
Yale Romanization?	chāymuca

Noun

채무자 • (chaemuja) (hanja 債務者)

1. debtor