외로

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 외오 (Yale: woywo).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [we̞ɾo̞] ~ [ø̞ɾo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨로/외로]

Romanizations
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.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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