Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 愛國者, from 愛國 (patriotism) + (-ist).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈a̠] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aegukja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aegugja
McCune–Reischauer?aegukcha
Yale Romanization?āykwukca

Noun

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애국자 (aegukja) (hanja 愛國者)

  1. patriot
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