외환

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 外換 (“foreign exchange”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    외환 • (oehwan) (hanja 外換)

    1. foreign exchange
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