우주인

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 宇宙人, from 宇宙 +

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)d͡ʑuin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

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우주인 (uju'in) (hanja 宇宙人)

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