외
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| 외왹왺왻왼왽왾 왿욀욁욂욃욄욅 욆욇욈욉욊욋욌 욍욎욏욐욑욒욓 | |
| 왜 ← | → 요 |
|---|---|
Korean
Etymology 1
Korean reading of various Chinese characters
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [we̞] ~ [ø̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [웨/외]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | oe |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | oe |
| McCune–Reischauer? | oe |
| Yale Romanization? | oy |
Noun
외 • (oe) (hanja 外)
Etymology 2
Contraction of 오이 (oi).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [we̞(ː)] ~ [ø̞(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)/외(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | oe |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | oe |
| McCune–Reischauer? | oe |
| Yale Romanization? | ōy |
Noun
외 • (oe)
- (dated) cucumber
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǒj/
Noun
외〯 (wǒy)
Descendants
- Korean: 오이 (oi)