외투

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外套, from 外 (“outside; external”) + 套 (“coat”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oetu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oetu
McCune–Reischauer?	oet'u
Yale Romanization?	ōy.thwu

Noun

외투 • (oetu) (hanja 外套)

1. overcoat