외로

외로

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 외오 (Yale: woywo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[we̞ɾo̞] ~ [ø̞ɾo̞]
• Phonetic Hangul[웨로/외로]

Revised Romanization? oero Revised Romanization (translit.)? oelo McCune–Reischauer? oero Yale Romanization? oylo

Adverb

외로 • (oero)

1. In the left direction

   외로 지나 바로 지나

   oero jina baro jina

   to bear a load either on one's left or right shoulder; implying that both are the same in terms of carrying it on one's back.

2. tilted to one side or upside down and not right

   외로 틀다

   oero teulda

   to turn to the left, indicating a state of divergence without consent to work or opinion.

Derived terms

• (archaic) 외다 (oeda, “wrong”)
• 왼손 (oenson, “left hand”)

Synonyms

• 비뚜로 (bitturo, “to tilt or lean to one side”)