외국인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 外國人, from 外國 (“foreign country”) + 人 (“person”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    외국인 • (oegugin) (hanja 外國人)

    1. foreigner
      Synonym: (less common) 외인(外人) (oein, “foreigner; alien”)

    See also

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