동자

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 瞳子.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongja
McCune–Reischauer?tongja
Yale Romanization?tōngca

Noun

동자 (dongja) (hanja 瞳子)

  1. (anatomy) pupil (of the eye)