외화

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 外貨

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    외화 • (oehwa) (hanja 外貨)

    1. foreign currency
    2. foreign goods