외국어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外國語, from 外國 + 語.

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

Noun

외국어 • (oegugeo) (hanja 外國語)

  1. foreign language
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