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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