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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [we̞] ~ [ø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨/외]

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

First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 외.

Determiner

외 • (oe)

1. (archaic on its own) only, lone, single

Derived terms

• 외곬 (oegol)
• 외길 (oegil)
• 외눈 (oenun)
• 외다리 (oedari)
• 외따로 (oettaro)
• 외따르다 (oettareuda)
• 외롭다 (oeropda)
• 외지다 (oejida)
• 외팔 (oepal)

Etymology 3

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. (dated) cucumber

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒj/

Noun

외〯 (wǒy)

1. cucumber

Descendants

• Korean: 오이 (oi)