왜어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倭 (“Japan”) + 語 (“language”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛʌ̹] ~ [we̞ʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [왜어/웨어]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?waeeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?waeeo
McCune–Reischauer?waeŏ
Yale Romanization?way.e

Noun

왜어 • (waeeo) (hanja 倭語)

  1. (obsolete) the Japanese language
    《왜어유해》
    Waeeo Yuhae (19th century Korean–Japanese glossary)

Synonyms

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