외
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| 외왹왺왻왼왽왾 왿욀욁욂욃욄욅 욆욇욈욉욊욋욌 욍욎욏욐욑욒욓 | |
| 왜 ← | → 요 |
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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
First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 외.
Determiner
외 • (oe)
Derived terms
- 외곬 (oegol)
- 외길 (oegil)
- 외눈 (oenun)
- 외다리 (oedari)
- 외따로 (oettaro)
- 외따르다 (oettareuda)
- 외롭다 (oeropda)
- 외지다 (oejida)
- 외팔 (oepal)
Etymology 3
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)