외부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 外部, from 外 (“outside”) + 部 (“part”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    외부 • (oebu) (hanja 外部)

    1. exterior
    2. outside, especially outside of an organization or group

    Derived terms

    • 외부적 (外部的, oebujeok, “external”)
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