외국어

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 外國語, from 外國 + 語.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡuɡʌ̹] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡuɡʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)구거/외(ː)구거]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?oegugeo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?oegug'eo
    McCune–Reischauer?oegugŏ
    Yale Romanization?ōykwuk.e

    Noun

    외국어 • (oegugeo) (hanja 外國語)

    1. foreign language
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