고령자 in Korean

IPA: [ko̞ɾjʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: goryeongja [romanization], 高齡者 [hanja] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 고령(高齡) (goryeong, “old age, advanced age”) + 者 (“-er”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-sino|고령(高齡)|old age, advanced age|者|-er|suffix=y}} Sino-Korean word from 고령(高齡) (goryeong, “old age, advanced age”) + 者 (“-er”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=高齡者}} 고령자 • (goryeongja) (hanja 高齡者)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "고령(高齡)",
        "2": "old age, advanced age",
        "3": "者",
        "4": "-er",
        "suffix": "y"
      },
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      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
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        "elderly person or people"
      ],
      "id": "en-고령자-ko-noun-G~6Ov0qJ",
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ko̞ɾjʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "고령자"
    },
    {
      "other": "[고령자]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "고령자"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "고령(高齡)",
        "2": "old age, advanced age",
        "3": "者",
        "4": "-er",
        "suffix": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 고령(高齡) (goryeong, “old age, advanced age”) + 者 (“-er”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 고령(高齡) (goryeong, “old age, advanced age”) + 者 (“-er”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "goryeongja",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "高齡者",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "hanja": "高齡者"
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    }
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "Sino-Korean words"
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      ],
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    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "고령자"
    },
    {
      "other": "[고령자]"
    }
  ],
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}

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"고령자" meaning in Korean

Noun