우주인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 宇宙人, from 宇宙 + 人

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)d͡ʑuin]
    • Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)주인]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?uju'in
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?uju'in
    McCune–Reischauer?ujuin
    Yale Romanization?wūcwuin

    Noun

    우주인 • (uju'in) (hanja 宇宙人)

    1. astronaut
    2. alien (a life form from another planet)
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