외계어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外界語, from 外界 (“alien”) + 語 (“language”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oegyeeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oegyeeo
McCune–Reischauer?	oegyeŏ
Yale Romanization?	ōykyey.e

Noun

외계어 • (oegyeeo) (hanja 外界語)

1. (Internet) The style of writing in which Korean Hangul-script text is represented by a mix of scripts, such as Hangul, numbers, Japanese Kana and special symbols.

See also

• Chinese: 火星文 (Huǒxīngwén) ("Martian language")