송자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 松子 (“pine nut; pinecone”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?songja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?songja
McCune–Reischauer?songja
Yale Romanization?songca

Noun

송자 • (songja) (hanja 松子)

  1. (dated) pine nut
    Synonym: 잣 (jat)
  2. (dated) pinecone
    Synonym: 솔방울 (solbang'ul)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 宋瓷 (“Song porcelain”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [송(ː)자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?songja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?songja
McCune–Reischauer?songja
Yale Romanization?sōngca

Noun

송자 • (songja) (hanja 宋瓷)

  1. (historical) Song-dynasty porcelain

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 宋子 (“Master Song”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [송(ː)자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?songja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?songja
McCune–Reischauer?songja
Yale Romanization?sōngca

Proper noun

송자 • (Songja) (hanja 宋子)

  1. Honorific title of 송시열(宋時烈) (Song Siyeol, “Song Si-yeol”).
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