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U+C678, 외
HANGUL SYLLABLE OE
Composition: +

[U+C677]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C679]




왜 ←→ 요

Korean[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(oe) (hanja )

  1. other things
    geu-oe-eapart from that
  2. the outside

Etymology 2[edit]

Contraction of 오이 (oi).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [we̞(ː)] ~ [ø̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(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[edit]

(oe)

  1. cucumber

Middle Korean[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

외〯 (wǒy)

  1. cucumber

Descendants[edit]

  • Korean: 오이 (oi)