외래

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外來.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɾɛ] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɾɛ] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)ɾe̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)래/외(ː)래/웨(ː)레/외(ː)레]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oerae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oelae
McCune–Reischauer?oerae
Yale Romanization?ōylay

Noun

외래 • (oerae) (hanja 外來)

  1. (attributively) foreign, alien, imported, from abroad
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