외

외 U+C678, 외
HANGUL SYLLABLE OE
Composition:ㅇ + ㅚ
← 왷
[U+C677] 		Hangul Syllables 왹 →
[U+C679]
외왹왺왻왼왽왾
왿욀욁욂욃욄욅
욆욇욈욉욊욋욌
욍욎욏욐욑욒욓
왜 ←→ 요

Korean

Etymology 1

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oe
McCune–Reischauer?oe
Yale Romanization?oy

Noun

외 • (oe) (hanja 外)

  1. other things
    그외에 ― geu-oe-e ― apart from that
  2. the outside

Etymology 2

Contraction of 오이 (oi).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [we̞(ː)] ~ [ø̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)/외(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oe
McCune–Reischauer?oe
Yale Romanization?ōy

Noun

외 • (oe)

  1. cucumber

Middle Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ǒj/

Noun

외〯 (wǒy)

  1. cucumber

Descendants
  • Korean: 오이 (oi)
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