외과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外科, from 外 (“outside”) + 科 (“division, department”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)k͈wa̠] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)k͈wa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)꽈/외(ː)꽈]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oegwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oegwa
McCune–Reischauer?	oekwa
Yale Romanization?	ōyqkwa

Noun

외과 • (oegwa) (hanja 外科)

1. surgery