외래
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 外來.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɾɛ] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɾɛ] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)ɾe̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɾe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)래/외(ː)래/웨(ː)레/외(ː)레]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | oerae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | oelae |
McCune–Reischauer? | oerae |
Yale Romanization? | ōylay |
Noun
외래 • (oerae) (hanja 外來)
- (attributively) foreign, alien, imported, from abroad