임자

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 님〯잫 (Yale: nǐmcàh). Probably related to (nim, lord).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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임자 (imja)

  1. owner

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 壬子.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Imja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Imja
McCune–Reischauer?Imja
Yale Romanization?imca

Proper noun

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임자 (Imja) (hanja 壬子)

  1. The forty-ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.
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