진행자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 進行 (“progression”) + 者 (“-er”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nɦɛŋd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nɦe̞ŋd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)행자/진(ː)헹자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinhaengja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinhaengja
McCune–Reischauer?chinhaengja
Yale Romanization?cīn.hayngca

Noun

진행자 • (jinhaengja) (hanja 進行者)

  1. MC, master of ceremonies
  2. newscaster, anchor, (news) reader, announcer
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