자이

Jeju

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 쟤 (jae).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽t͡ɕai⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [자이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jai
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jai
Yale Romanization?cai

Pronoun

자이 (jai)

  1. that kid; he or she

Korean

Etymology

Form from
Sino-Korean 		가의(嘉義) (Gaui)
Form from
Standard Mandarin 		자이 (Jai)

Borrowed from Mandarin 嘉義 / 嘉义 (Jiāyì).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jai
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jai
McCune–Reischauer?Chai
Yale Romanization?cai

Proper noun

자이 • (Jai)

  1. Chiayi (a city in Taiwan)
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