왜인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 倭人, from 倭 (“dwarf”) + 人 (“person”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛin] ~ [we̞in]
    • Phonetic hangul: [왜인/웨인]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?waein
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?waein
    McCune–Reischauer?waein
    Yale Romanization?wayin

    Noun

    왜인 • (waein) (hanja 倭人)

    1. (dated, derogatory) a Japanese person
    2. dwarf; pygmy

    Synonyms

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